Several anti-Israel agitators were arrested Friday evening at the University of Pennsylvania after hundreds of protesters descended on a campus building and attempted to occupy it.
Police confirmed to Fox News Digital that there were several arrests Friday evening at the university's Fisher Bennett Hall. It is not yet known how many people have been arrested.
The UPenn Police Department announced in a community advisory that a “large disorderly crowd” began gathering at 8 p.m. Friday and set up shop in Fisher Bennett Hall on the university campus and tried to occupy it.
Law enforcement advised students to “avoid the immediate area.”
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Pro-Palestinian protesters stage an encampment at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, April 25, 2024. (Getty Images)
Campus police, with assistance from the Philadelphia Police Department, escorted the protesters from the campus building.
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In an 11 p.m. statement, authorities said the protesters had dispersed.
An anti-Israel encampment was removed Friday on the campus of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. (WTXF)
The occupation came a week after police dismantled an encampment that had occupied part of the Ivy League campus for two weeks.
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In a statement, members of the Penn Gaza Solidarity Camp accused Penn's administration of failing to negotiate in good faith with them over “Penn's investment in Israel.”