Police at UCLA haul away zip-tied anti-Israel agitators

Law enforcement officers detain an anti-Israel agitator at the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), in Los Angeles, May 2, 2024. (REUTERS/Mike Blake)

Police removed barricades and began to detain some protesters at the anti-Israel encampment on UCLA's campus Thursday morning.

Hundreds of officers moved in on the encampment from both sides of Royce Hall after a standoff overnight as police gathered in preparation for the raid, which comes amid a nationwide movement calling on college and universities to divest from Israel. Local FOX affiliate KTTV reported that officers met heavy resistance as they approached the camp.

Protesters attempted to resist by shining bright flashlights into the eyes of officers, KTTV reported. Several people were seen being detained by police and hauled away with their hands zip-tied behind their backs.

It is unclear how many people have been detained. 

Elsewhere, police in New Hampshire said they made 90 arrests and took down tents at Dartmouth College and officers in Oregon came onto the campus at Portland State University as school officials sought to end the occupation of the library that started Monday.

New York police burst into a building occupied by war protesters at Columbia University on Tuesday night, breaking up a demonstration that had paralyzed the school and making 40-50 arrests.

At the University of Wisconsin in Madison, police clashed with protesters on Wednesday and four officers were injured, including a state trooper who was hit in the head with a skateboard. Four protesters were charged with battering law enforcement. 

Meanwhile at Brown University in Rhode Island, school officials reached an agreement to end the encampment there by promising to hold a vote on divestment from Israel.