Several anti-Israel agitators were arrested at the University of Pennsylvania on Friday night after hundreds of protesters descended on campus buildings and attempted to occupy them.
Police confirmed to Fox News Digital that multiple arrests were made at the university’s Fisher Bennett Hall on Friday night. It is unclear at this time how many people have been arrested.
This was announced by the Pennsylvania State Police Department. Community notification A “large, disorderly crowd” began gathering at 8 p.m. Friday and moved to Fisher Bennett Hall on the university’s campus in an attempt to take over it, police said.
Law enforcement advised students to “avoid the neighborhood.”
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Pro-Palestinian protesters camp at the University of Pennsylvania on April 25, 2024 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. (Getty Images)
Campus police, along with assistance from the Philadelphia Police Department, escorted protesters from campus buildings.
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In an update at 11 p.m., authorities said the protesters had dispersed.
An anti-Israel encampment will be cleared on Friday at the University of Pennsylvania campus in Philadelphia. (WTXF)
The occupation comes a week after police cleared an encampment that had occupied part of the Ivy League campus for two weeks.
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In a statement, members of the Penn-Gaza Solidarity Encampment accused Penn University officials of failing to negotiate in good faith regarding “Penn’s investments in Israel.”
