At least 2,000 people have so far been arrested in connection with the protests on college campuses against the Israel-Hamas war. According to the Associated Press, the arrests have been made across 35 campuses, since a tent encampment began at Columbia University on April 17. Meanwhile, a police officer involved with clearing protesters from a Columbia University building fired his gun inside the hall. However, no one was injured.
The demonstrators had seized Hamilton Hall on April 30, ramping up their presence on the campus from a tent encampment that had been there. Tensions on college campuses have been building for days as administrators turned to police to clear demonstrators by force, leading to clashes that have seized widespread attention.
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A police officer who was involved in clearing protesters from a Columbia University administration building earlier this week fired his gun inside the hall. No one was injured as there were no students in the immediate vicinity. The gunfire came as police officers stormed Hamilton Hall late Tuesday. Pro-Palestinian protesters had been barricaded inside for more than 20 hours.
More students erected pro-Palestinian camps across some of Canada's largest universities, demanding they divest from groups with ties to Israel. Students also set up encampments at Canadian schools including the University of Toronto, the University of British Columbia and the University of Ottawa. There was also a pro-Israel counter-protest in Montreal on Thursday. The two sides were kept separate.
