Israel has vowed to annihilate the Hamas militant group that controls Gaza since its fighters killed 1,200 people and dragged away 240 hostages on a deadly rampage on Oct. 7.
Since then, Israel has bombed much of Gaza to rubble, ordered the depopulation of the entire northern half of the enclave and made around two-thirds of Gazans homeless.
The University of Southern California said on Friday economics professor John Strauss was teaching classes remotely until the end of the semester.
"We cannot discuss the details of matters that are pending investigation," the university said in a statement on the incident.
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