And declaring a State Of War Alert after the Palestinian Militant Group hamas fires thousands of rockets from the gaza strip into southern israel. The groups leader says its part of a new Military Operation against israel. Israels territory has also reportedly been infiltrated by numerous Palestinian Militants during the unprecedented attack. Several videos posted on social media appear to show dozens of uniformed gunmen inside the Israeli Border town of sderot ready across the region are being ordered to remain indoors. And were learning a woman in her 60s was killed and at least 100 others were injured in the rocket attacks. Israels Security Cabinet is set to convene in the coming hours for following its State Of War Alert declaration. Officials warn hamas will face consequences for the attacks and has reportedly already begun striking targets in the gaza strip. The launch has come after weeks of heightened tensions along israels volatile border with gaza and heavy fighting in the Is
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Photo Illustration by Elizabeth Brockway/The Daily Beast/GettyEarlier this year, I went to a conference on diversity in higher education. I was there as part of a group of professors from Boston University interested in learning more about how to recruit and retain faculty from minoritized communities. It was a productive trip, but one moment stuck with me more than all the rest.A white colleague was at a roundtable chatting with a Black college administrator and talking about the hiring challen