STORY: ::May 15, 2024
::Police arrive at the University of California, Irvine
to disperse pro-Palestinian protesters
::Irvine, California
University officials called in multiple police agencies, canceled classes and advised people on campus to shelter in place, a university spokesperson said.
The demonstration at Irvine, about 40 miles (65 km) south of Los Angeles, is the latest in a series of campus protests across the United States over the war in Gaza in which activists have called for a ceasefire and the protection of civilian lives while demanding universities divest from Israeli interests.
