Kufiya and Palestinian flags removed from statue of George Washington at GWU

The statue of George Washington at George Washington University, as seen from the street. (Fox News)

The Kufiya and Palestinian flags that had defaced the statue of George Washington at his namesake university have been removed. 

Some stickers are all that remain after police cleared the ant-Israel encampment on campus early Wednesday morning. 

At least 35 people were arrested at GWU, DC police told Fox News. 

Anti-Israel agitators caused havoc in GWU's U-Yard throughout the night and resisted police officers after they were called to restore order. 

Police finally moved onto the campus around 3:30 a.m. and used pepper spray to clear the raucous crowd.

For days, the encampment erected tents, displayed Palestinian flags and defaced a statue of the campus' namesake, former President George Washington, with Palestinian iconography. This included adding "Free Palestine" stickers to the statue.

The anti-Israel crowd also erected an American flag with the words "Genocide Joe," on it, showing a photo of President Biden.

On Wednesday, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser and police chief Pamela Smith are expected to testify before the House Oversight Committee on Wednesday to discuss the anti-Israel demonstration and potential safety concerns on the GWU campus.

The mayor’s office confirmed to Fox News Digital Tuesday that the mayor and the police chief will testify at the hearing. 

Fox News' Lucas Tomlinson and Fox News Digital's Lawrence Richard contributed to this update.