And americas top diplomat meets israels Prime Minister, after accusing hamas of being the last obstacle to a ceasefire in gaza. And the greatest thing since sliced bread. Scientists are developing a new white loaf thats just as healthy as wholegrain. Hello. We begin in the us and the Student Protests sweeping the country against the war in gaza. Overnight these were the scenes on campuses on the west coast and east coast. Clashes between rival student groups, and clashes with police who were called to both the University Of California in los angeles and Columbia University in new york. At ucla, there were skirmishes between pro israeli and pro Palestinian Protesters, with the Vice Chancellor Calling in police after what she described as � horrific acts of violence�. Scenes like this went on for hours, with pepper spray being used. At Columbia University, where the protests started, officers dressed in riot gear cleared students from Hamilton Hall which had been taken over yesterday. Police also moved in to disperse students from the encampment that had built up over weeks. The demonstrators have demanded that the University Cut Ties with israel. Live now to our correspondent, nomia iqbal in new york. We nomia iqbal in new york. Saw dramatic scenes at c of we saw dramatic scenes at a variety of campuses across the us overnight. Just take us through it and the reaction there has been. Tensions have been reaction there has been. Tensions have been bubbling reaction there has been. Tensions have been bubbling for reaction there has been. Tensions have been bubbling for some reaction there has been. Tensions. Have been bubbling for some time, ever since October The 7th when hamas attacked israel and the response by israel, here at Columbia University, this is almost been the focal point for nationwide protests. Its where all the other encampments have gained their inspiration from. However, last night, universities on both sides of the country decided to crack down. As the darkness came, so did the violence. The tension between the pro Palestinian Protesters encamped at ucla and the pro israel demonstrators boiled over. Screams ring out as fireworks are let off in the dense encampment. Pieces of plywood turned into weapons. Thankfully, i am physically safe. A lot of my peers are not physically safe. Its not clear yet what sparked the fighting. The Los Angeles Police were called to the scene at the request of the university. The Vice Chancellor has condemned the events as a horrific act of violence. On the other side of the country, at Columbia University in new york, where the protests originally started, police entered the campus. It comes nearly two weeks since they last went in, sparking huge controversy. And a day after some demonstrators seized a building inside campus, breaking the windows and barricading themselves in. For the university, it was a red line. Dozens have been arrested in this new police raid. Dozens of riot police are behind us here. We are at Columbia University, the actual entrance to the campus is just to my left. You cannot get anywhere near it. The police have blocked it off entirely. Just earlier, we saw some students being arrested. They had their hands behind their backs, with white zip ties, being loaded onto buses and further to the right to have more student protesters, more pro Palestinian Protesters on the other side of the barricade shouting, shame, shame, shame at the police. The University Set a deadline of monday to clear the encampment. Students who did not move are now being suspended. Protesters told us they were hopeful talks could still continue with the university. Their demands included cutting off economic and academic ties with israeli institutions. But given this latest police action, hope for reconciliation seems even further away. Nomia iqbal, bbc news, new york. Im joined now by a student at Columbia University. 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Sometimes, things got a big bit aggressive sometimes, things got a big bit aggressive because the protesters were resolutely staying there. Once they moved in, large numbers of nypd officials they moved in, large numbers of nypd officials blocked access and set up a large officials blocked access and set up a large perimeter outside Hammonton Hall and a large perimeter outside Hammonton Hall and prevented Student Journalists from going there and impeded journalists from going there and impeded our access to action outside Hammonton Hall. The impeded our access to action outside Hammonton Hall. Hammonton hall. The university resident Hammonton Hall. The University President said Hammonton Hall. The University President said it Hammonton Hall. The University President said it was Hammonton Hall. The University President said it was not Hammonton Hall. The University President said it was not an Hammonton Hall. The university. President said it was not an assault on speech free speech, he blamed Outside Agitators, that the term he used for chaos on campus. Is that true, what do you think . Its true, what do you think . Its interesting true, what do you think . Its interesting that the mayor said this morning interesting that the mayor said this morning it interesting that the mayor said this morning it had already been 12 hours since morning it had already been 12 hours since he morning it had already been 12 hours since he arrests that took place so the nypd since he arrests that took place so the nypd has details of who these people. 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Some of the videos raise questions about the actions of the nypd questions about the actions of the nypd and questions about the actions of the nypd and also we had for the Student Journalists Nypd and also we had for the Student Journalists outside Hamilton Hall, they were Journalists OutsideHamilton Hall, they were moved outside the campus and not they were moved outside the campus and not allowed to film what was going and not allowed to film what was going on. And not allowed to film what was going on, so why couldnt we be there going on, so why couldnt we be there to going on, so why couldnt we be there to bear witness to the police actions. There to bear witness to the police actions, especially in a sensitive environment like a University Campus . Environment like a University Campus . Do environment like a University Camus . , environment like a University Camus . ~ , campus . Do you think the process will continue campus . Do you think the process will continue or campus . Do you think the process will continue or is campus . Do you think the process will continue or is this campus . Do you think the process will continue or is this it campus . Do you think the process will continue or is this it now . Will continue or is this it now . Will whether the parties process will whether the parties process continue inside, its unlikely, process continue inside, its unlikely, but outside most probably. That was a studentjournalists at Columbia University. And that was a Student Journalists at Columbia University. That was a Student Journalists at Columbia University. And that is a critical question, Columbia University. And that is a critical question, will Columbia University. And that is a critical question, will the Columbia University. And that is a critical question, will the protests j critical question, will the protests continue despite everything was seen overnight . We have seen similar scenes at los angeles university. Ive been speaking to james gelvin, professor of middle east history at ucla. He was at the encampment yesterday, i asked him what the past 2a hours have been like. Well, its been chaos on campus. There have been peaceful protest on campus since thursday, and there were several provocations on sunday and monday, and then last night, things came to a head. I hate to use the cliche Outside Agitators, but there were Outside Agitators that came onto campus, a large numberfrom the isreali american council, with the idea that what they were going to do was bust of the encampment, and this is exactly what happened. Give me an idea what it is like trying to go about your business during all of this whilst this is all been going on around you over the recent days. It is been an inconvenience at worst for students and myself. We have had to use different entrances to buildings, for example, but no way these buildings were barricaded off, the campus was certainly open to people, both students and non students to come onto campus. So, mainly, it was at peaceful protest and things came to a head three nights in a row, and unfortunately, the two sides had to be separated. Actually, it wasnt the two sides that had to separated, the assault on the encampment had to be ended. That was Professorjames Galvin talking to me earlier on todays verified life. Now to a powerful report. The father of a seven Year Old Girl who was crushed to death last week on an inflatable boat trying to cross the channel has told the bbc of his desperation when he couldnt save her. Sara who was travelling with her mother and older siblings was one of five people who died as the boat, overcrowded with migrants trying to reach the uk, Set Off From A Beach South of calais. Andrew harding reports. This was the scene last week as smugglers clashed with police on a french beach. And in the middle of the chaos, one unforgettable image of a small girl perched on her fathers shoulders. A seven Year Old Girl with moments left to live. We now know her name was sara, and this is her story. Sara was born in belgium but grew up in sweden, one of three children. Here they are with theirfather, ahmed. Hed fled from iraq in 2009, and spent years trying but failing to get permission to settle anywhere in europe. He got married, worked, had children, but his Asylum Appeals were rejected. Instead, he says, the whole family faced deportation to iraq. Which is why ahmed brought them here instead, hiding with smugglers in these dunes near calais. So you were with your whole family here, all five of you . With family, with everybody in the family. Stay seat for this side. Ahmed brought us back to the french coast to explain what had happened and why he put his family in such danger. He shows me how they rushed towards the sea. You are racing . Yes. Trying to get to the water before the police . Yes. It must have been scary for the children. Yeah. The Police Caught up with them near the waters edge. We were there, too, filming the whole incident. The smugglers fighting back. And then here on the right, sara, in a pinkjacket, making her way towards the boat, Still Holding herfather� s hand. A little later, you can see her on ahmeds shoulders. Then she disappears into the wildly overcrowded boat. A rival group of smugglers had directed their passengers from sudan towards the same boat. As more migrants piled on board, you can hear Ahmed Shouting for help. Translation she said, help me, dad, but i couldnt reach her. There were people standing on top of us, and sara disappeared below me. I was trapped. I told one man to move. I screamed and hit him. But he just looked away. Ashore, the French Police made no further attempt to intervene. It was only later at sea that a rescue boat finally took people away to reveal saras dead body. Translation finally, when the rescue boat came, they started to pull people out, to pull out the dead. Then i saw sarah. Then i saw sara. She was in the corner. Herface was blue. She wasnt breathing. There will be people watching this who will say, why did you take that risk . Why were you prepared to take such a risk for you and yourfamily to try to get to england . How do you explain that . Translation the sea was my last option. I applied 1a times for asylum, but they were