Violent clashes between pro-Palestinian protesters and counter demonstrations broke out at the University of California in Los Angeles. Aerial footage shows people trying to break through barriers protecting the pro-Palestinian protest group. Administrators called in law enforcement who surrounded the area. The 7 October attack on southern Israel by Hamas militants from Gaza and the ensuing Israeli offensive on the Palestinian territory have unleashed the biggest outpouring of US student activism since the anti-racism protests of 2020. Police have arrested hundreds of students across the US, including dozens at Columbia university, where protesters barricaded a university building.
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