Police Arrest 50, Disperse Pro-Palestinian Camp at UC San Diego

Published on May 6, 2024

Police surrounded a group of pro-Palestine protesters who set up an encampment at UC San Diego, dismantling tents and arresting more than 50 demonstrators in the early morning hours May 6. Law enforcement officials appeared and declared the encampment an unlawful assembly around 5:45 a.m. issuing orders for protesters to leave. Protesters are calling for a cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war, which began Oct. 7 with Hamas’s surprise attack on Israel that killed 1,400 people and saw the taking of 253 hostages. Since then, Israeli strikes have killed about 33,600 Palestinians and injured more than 76,200, the Palestinian Ministry of Health reported last month. Some hostages captured by Hamas have been released, but at least 32 have reportedly been killed in captivity....

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