Police stage raid to clear pro-Palestinian encampment at UCLA [Video]

Police in riot gear staged a pre-dawn raid on a pro-Palestinian housing encampment at University of California, Los Angeles.

This came after students refused to leave the protest site that has been set up on campus since last Thursday, despite police order.

Dozens of protesters were taken into custody in zip ties and the encampment was reduced to rubble. Wooden boards set up at the premises were dismantled, tents were flipped over and trash and debris were laid out across the lawn.

While protests over the Israel-Hamas war have spread across college campuses throughout the U.S., this was the most forceful response yet.

California Highway Patrol said over 130 students were arrested, and law enforcement did experience some resistance.

Students dispersed the area around 3 a.m. during the raid and the police presence died down later into …