Photos: Tensions rise as US pro-Palestinian student protests spread

More than 100 Columbia faculty joined students in solidarity at the encampment

Published: April 25, 2024 18:38 Compiled by Devadasan K P, Chief Visual Editor with inputs from Agencies

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Increasingly confrontational pro-Palestinian rallies by students protesting the death toll from the Israel-Hamas war erupted across US college campuses, triggering tense faceoffs with police in Texas and California. Above , demonstrators during a pro-Palestinian protest at the University of Texas (UT) in Austin, Texas, US. Image Credit: Bloomberg

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USC public safety officers detain a pro-Palestine demonstrator during clashes after officers attempted to take down an encampment in support of Gaza at the University of Southern California. Image Credit: Getty Images via AFP

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Mounted police work to contain demonstrators protesting the war in Gaza at the University of Texas at Austin on April 24, 2024, in Austin, Texas. Image Credit: Getty Images via AFP

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Protesters gathered at the corner of Grove and College Streets after an encampment at Beinecke Plaza was broken up. In New Haven, Connecticut, U.S., pro-Palestinian demonstrators called for Yale to disinvest from military weapons manufacturers. Image Credit: REUTERS

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Pro-Palestine demonstrators argue with USC public safety officers after officers attempted to take down an encampment in support of Gaza at the University of Southern California on April 24, 2024, in Los Angeles, California. Image Credit: Getty Images via AFP

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A student is arrested during a pro-Palestine demonstration at the University of Texas at Austin on April 24, 2024, in Austin, Texas. Image Credit: Getty Images via AFP

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Pro-Palestinian students march and hold signs as they protest the Israel-Hamas war on the campus of the University of Southern California in Los Angeles. Image Credit: AFP

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Police detain a person as pro-Palestinian students protest the Israel-Hamas war on the campus of the University of Texas in Austin, Texas. Image Credit: AFP

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Police detain a demonstrator during a pro-Palestinian protest at the University of Texas (UT) in Austin, Texas. Image Credit: Bloomberg

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Pro-Palestine demonstrators march at an encampment in support of Gaza at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, Image Credit: Getty Images via AFP

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A student quietly stares at a row of Texas State Troopers as pro-Palestinian students protest the Israel-Hamas war on the campus of the University of Texas in Austin, Texas. Image Credit: AFP

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