Anti-Israel encampment at Harvard Yard doused with early morning sprinklers: repor

 

Pro-Palestinian protestors set up tents in Harvard Yard, Boston, MA Wednesday, April 24, 2024. The Ivy League campus is host to a rising tide of protests across the country against the war in Gaza. (David McGlynn for Fox News Digital)

Anti-Israel protesters sleeping in the encampment at Harvard Yard had a rude awakening early Thursday morning when the school's sprinkler system went off, reportedly flooding tents.

Organizers advised protesters overnight that the sprinkler system would go off at some point, as regularly scheduled, according to the Harvard Crimson. At around 2:20 a.m., the sprinkler system activated nearby but not yet within the encampment, prompting protesters to distribute buckets along the perimeter, the report said.

Then at 3:50 a.m., a sprinkler activated within the encampment in the middle of several tents. One of the campers covered the sprinkler with a bucket and sat on it, which caused a puddle to form on the ground, the Crimson reported. 

Two more sprinklers activated near the edge of the encampment towards Massachusetts Hall moments later, the report said. Protesters used buckets to cover the sprinklers and sat on them. 

The Harvard chapter of the Palestine Solidary Committee posted about the sprinklers at around 4 a.m., stating on Instagram that some tents were flooded. The post noted temperatures were around 32 degrees Farenheit.