A pro-Palestinian protest encampment on the campus of the University of California, Los Angeles grew to approximately 50 tents Monday morning. Activists are calling for a ceasefire in the war between Israel and Hamas and demanding UCLA divest interest in the state of Israel.
On Sunday, minor skirmishes broke out between protesters and pro-Israel demonstrators who held a large rally next to the encampment on Royce Quad.
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KTLA 5 News reporter Eric Spillman talks to a protest guard who is denying public access to the encampment at UCLA. April 29, 2024. (KTLA) -
UCLA firefighters are seen attempting to enter the protest encampment on April 29, 2024. (KTLA) -
Pro-Israel and pro-Palestinian demonstrators square off on the campus of UCLA on April 28, 2024. (KTLA) -
Pro-Israel demonstrators at a counter protest on the campus of UCLA in Los Angeles on April 28, 2024. (KTLA) -
Pro-Palestinian demonstrators are seen inside their encampment on the campus of UCLA in Los Angeles on April 28, 2024. (KTLA) -
An aerial view of the pro-Palestinian protest encampment at UCLA on April 29, 2024. (KTLA) -
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – APRIL 28: Tension rises between Pro-Palestinian and pro-Israeli protestors on the campus of the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) on April 28, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Grace Hie Yoon/Anadolu via Getty Images) -
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – APRIL 28: Tension rises between Pro-Palestinian and pro-Israeli protestors on the campus of the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) on April 28, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Grace Hie Yoon/Anadolu via Getty Images) -
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – APRIL 28: Tension rises between Pro-Palestinian and pro-Israeli protestors on the campus of the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) on April 28, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Grace Hie Yoon/Anadolu via Getty Images) -
LOS ANGELES, CA – APRIL 28: Pro-Palestinian students and activists holding Palestinian flags and banners participate in a demonstration at the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) on April 28, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. Protests against Israel’s military actions in Gaza have intensified across multiple American universities for over a week, calling for a permanent ceasefire in the Gaza Strip as well as the cessation of U.S. military aid to Israel. (Photo by Qian Weizhong/VCG via Getty Images) -
Westwood, CA, Sunday, April 28, 2024 – Thousands rally for Israel as pro Palestine counter demonstrators surround them at UCLA. (Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images) -
WESTWOOD, CA – APRIL 28: Ppro-Palestinian protestors march on campus at UCLA on Sunday, April 28, 2024 in Westwood, CA. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images) -
WESTWOOD, CA – APRIL 28: Thousands demonstrate in support of Israel as pro-Palestinian counter-protesters surround them at UCLA on Sunday, April 28, 2024 in Westwood, CA. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images) -
WESTWOOD, CA – APRIL 28: Thousands demonstrate in support of Israel as pro-Palestinian counter-protesters surround them at UCLA on Sunday, April 28, 2024 in Westwood, CA. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images) -
LOS ANGELES, CA – APRIL 28: Pro-Palestinian students and activists set up an encampment on campus as they demonstrate at the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) on April 28, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. Protests against Israel’s military actions in Gaza have intensified across multiple American universities for over a week, calling for a permanent ceasefire in the Gaza Strip as well as the cessation of U.S. military aid to Israel. (Photo by Qian Weizhong/VCG via Getty Images) -
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – APRIL 28: Tension rises between Pro-Palestinian and pro-Israeli protestors on the campus of the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) on April 28, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Grace Hie Yoon/Anadolu via Getty Images) -
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – APRIL 28: Tension rises between Pro-Palestinian and pro-Israeli protestors on the campus of the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) on April 28, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Grace Hie Yoon/Anadolu via Getty Images) -
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – APRIL 28: Tension rises between Pro-Palestinian and pro-Israeli protestors on the campus of the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) on April 28, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Grace Hie Yoon/Anadolu via Getty Images) -
LOS ANGELES, CA – APRIL 28: Pro-Palestinian students and activists holding placards participate in a demonstration at the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) on April 28, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. Protests against Israel’s military actions in Gaza have intensified across multiple American universities for over a week, calling for a permanent ceasefire in the Gaza Strip as well as the cessation of U.S. military aid to Israel. (Photo by Qian Weizhong/VCG via Getty Images) -
LOS ANGELES, CA – APRIL 28: Pro-Palestinian students and activists holding Palestinian flags and placards participate in a demonstration at the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) on April 28, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. Protests against Israel’s military actions in Gaza have intensified across multiple American universities for over a week, calling for a permanent ceasefire in the Gaza Strip as well as the cessation of U.S. military aid to Israel. (Photo by Qian Weizhong/VCG via Getty Images) -
Westwood, CA, Sunday, April 28, 2024 – Thousands rally for Israel as pro Palestine counter demonstrators surround them at UCLA. (Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images) -
Westwood, CA, Sunday, April 28, 2024 – Thousands rally for Israel as pro Palestine counter demonstrators surround them at UCLA. (Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images) -
Los Angeles, CA – April 28: Pro-Israeli and Palestinian demonstrators clash in a demonstration, nearby where pro-Palestinian students have maintained a tent encampment for days at UCLA on Sunday, April 28, 2024 in Los Angeles, CA. (Dania Maxwell / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images) -
Los Angeles, CA – April 28: Pro-Israeli and Palestinian demonstrators clash in a demonstration, nearby where pro-Palestinian students have maintained a tent encampment for days at UCLA on Sunday, April 28, 2024 in Los Angeles, CA. (Dania Maxwell / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images) -
UCLA campus police cycle around the perimeter of a pro-Palestinian encampment on the UCLA campus Friday, April 26, 2024, in Los Angeles. As the death toll mounts in the war in Gaza and the humanitarian crisis worsens, protesters at universities across the country are demanding schools cut financial ties to Israel and divest from companies they say are enabling the conflict. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes) -
A group of pro-Israel supporters hold arms as they sing and dance outside a pro-Palestinian encampment on the UCLA campus Friday, April 26, 2024, in Los Angeles. As the death toll mounts in the war in Gaza and the humanitarian crisis worsens, protesters at universities across the country are demanding schools cut financial ties to Israel and divest from companies they say are enabling the conflict. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)