Police in riot gear are in a tense standoff with anti-Israel protesters at the encampment at UCLA and the school has switched to virtual classes amid an "emergency on campus." Anti-Israel protests continue on college campuses nationwide and dozens have been arrested where protests have escalated.
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Officers had ordered pro-Palestinian demonstrators to leave their encampment or face arrest after a night that saw violent clashes with counterprotesters on the campus.
The NYPD confirmed that 'the wife of somebody who had been convicted for material support to terrorism' joined anti-Israel protesters at Columbia University.