25 Pro-Palestinian Protesters Arrested at UCLA as Police Clear New Encampment

The hours-long demonstration disrupted final exams, damaged a fountain, and left walkways spray-painted. One officer and one protester were injured.

UCLA students protest the Israel-Hamas conflict on April 25, 2024. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times

Police fired pepper bullets at a crowd of around 50 between Bunche and Perloff halls at UCLA early June 11 and made about 25 arrests during a lengthy protest described by organizers as commemorating Palestinians killed in the Israel-Hamas war.

The UCLA chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine began a vigil at 2 p.m. Monday in Bruin Plaza, planning to read the names of the “Palestinians who have been martyred or buried under the rubble'' in the Israel-Hamas war, according to the organization.