Violent Clash Breaks Out Between Pro-Palestinian Activists and Counter-Demonstrators on UCLA Campus

At around 2 a.m. local time, the LAPD announced its officers had arrived to assist campus police in dealing with the fighting.

Counter-protesters strike a barricade at a pro-Palestinian encampment on the University of California, Los Angeles campus, amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict, in Los Angeles on May 1, 2024. Reuters/David Swanson

Clashes broke out between pro-Palestinian activists and counter-activists at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) campus late on Tuesday night and continued into the early morning hours on Wednesday.

The official UCLA student newspaper, Daily Bruin, reported the clash began around 10:50 p.m. on Tuesday night as around 100 pro-Israel activists attempted to storm an ongoing Palestinian solidarity encampment on campus.