In an email to students, Concordia University announced it would close its downtown campus Tuesday to avoid "potentially obstructive" protests that are planned for later.

"Unless already scheduled, faculty may choose to switch to remote delivery, if feasible," wrote Graham Carr, Concordia University's president and vice-chancellor.

Tuesday marks the two-year anniversary since Hamas's attack in southern Israel that killed 1,200 people and led to about 250 people taken hostage in Gaza, according to Israeli tallies. A day after the attack, Israel formally declared war on Hamas — and the military campaign that has followed has killed more than 66,000 people, according to Gaza's Health Ministry.

Thousands of Montreal students will be on strike on Tuesday to show their support for the Palesti

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