Columbia University has expelled and suspended nearly 80 students for participating in pro-Palestinian protests opposing Israel’s war on Gaza. The university said the disciplinary action was due to disruptions at Butler Library and an earlier encampment during Alumni Weekend, Al Jazeera reported.

Student group CUAD, which has called for divestment from Israel, condemned the punishments as excessive but vowed to continue their activism.

The crackdown follows federal pressure, with the Trump administration freezing $400m in funding over concerns about anti-Semitism on campus. Protest leader Mahmoud Khalil, recently released from immigration custody, met with lawmakers in Washington this week, according to Al Jazeera.