NY Police Arrest Around 300 In Campus Raids.
Police arrested about 300 protesters during campus raids at Columbia University and The City University of New York in New York.
Eric Adams, the city's mayor, says the "massive operation" took place at Columbia's request to remove those who had occupied a building
City officials also alleged that “outside agitators" had "co-opted" a peaceful pro-Palestinian demonstration, echoing statements from officials elsewhere in the country
Elsewhere, the vice-chancellor of the University of California, Los Angeles has reported "horrific acts of violence" overnight at the universities own pro-Palestinian encampment
Meanwhile, US universities have been gripped by protests over the war in Gaza, as students demand a boycott of companies and individuals with ties to Israel.
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