A second American aircraft carrier has reached the Middle East, where Washington's forces are carrying out near-daily air strikes against Yemen's Houthi members, the US military has said.

The USS Carl Vinson — which is armed with F-35C stealth warplanes — is now working alongside the USS Harry S. Truman in the region, US Central Command said in a post on X that featured side-by-side video clips of aircraft taking off from the two ships.

A US defence official claimed that the United States had struck more than 100 sites in Yemen — including command-and-control facilities and weapons manufacturing and storage sites — in Houthi-run areas of Yemen since March 15.

Houthis have been targeting "Israel-linked or Israel-bound" since 2023, claiming solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza, which has been devastated in Israel's ongoing genocidal war.

Federal government, via a memo from Secretary of State Marco Rubio, invokes authority to expel non-citizens who they claim harm US foreign policy.

A group of 1,000 current and former Israeli Air Force reservists have called for the return of all captives held in Gaza, "even if it means ending the war" against the Palestinian resistance group Hamas.

"The continuation of the war doesn’t advance any of the declared goals of the war and will bring about the deaths of the hostages, IDF (army) soldiers and innocent civilians,] said a letter published by the reservists in Israeli media.

Former army chief Dan Halutz was among those who signed the letter.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu slammed the signatories.

"There is no system of accountability in general. Anyone who crosses a certain line, which we have defined, is considered a threat and is sentenced to death."

The Trump administration plans to pursue a consent decree that would place Columbia University under federal oversight following concerns about the university's handling of alleged antisemitism on campus, The Wall Street Journal has reported.

The administration's task force is targeting a consent decree because it "doesn't think Columbia is a good-faith actor willing to make the significant changes on campuses" in handling protests related to Israel's genocidal war in Gaza, which has killed over 63,000 Palestinians, according to people familiar with the plan.

A consent decree would give a federal judge responsibility for ensuring Columbia changes its practices according to federal government guidelines, potentially lasting for years.

Columbia would have to agree to this for a consent decree to take effect. Neither the White House nor Columbia University provided immediate comment on the report.

Israeli police have cracked down on a protest against the ongoing Israeli genocidal war on Gaza, in Haifa, according to WAFA news agency.

Israeli police dragged protestors to the ground and beat them before detaining at least 23, WAFA reported.

Protestors held banners in Hebrew, Arabic and English reading "Stop the genocide", and "From Haifa to Gaza: One blood and fate" and chanted slogans calling for immediately ending the aggression on Gaza and lifting blockade.

"Police also tore and confiscated banners and chased away protestors in the streets of the German Colony neighbourhood," WAFA said.