"A crime is being committed," an activist reportedly with Moms for Liberty told a sheriff's deputy while likening the young adult novel to "child pornography."

At least 12 journalists were killed in the past eight days while covering the ongoing conflict, bringing the total to 36 media worker deaths since Oct. 7.

The former president warned that the censorship is antithetical to First Amendment freedoms and thanked librarians working "on the front lines."

The journalist was fatally shot in the West Bank. Her family and press freedom advocates say neither the U.S. nor Israel have done enough to seek justice.