Dueling pro-Palestinian and counter protests planned at UCLA campus

Pro-Palestinian protesters returned to the UCLA campus Saturday to once again denounce the Israel-Hamas war. A dueling demonstration was also planned.Dueling demonstrations were set at UCLA Sunday by outside groups planning to show support for a growing encampment of pro-Palestinian protesters on the campus along with counter-protesters rallying around the university's Jewish students.

Overnight, pro-Palestine protesters expanded their campus encampment outside to stretch from the top of the Janss Steps to the east end of Royce Hall., to support Bruins for Israel, more the twice the initial $26,000 goal.to once again denounce the Israel-Hamas war, and things got heated through the night.

"They rekindled it," said Elias Gerald, a USC student about Saturday's protest. "Students got together and put up tents and signs and colorful messages." Later at night, around 11 p.m., video showed dozens of LAPD patrol vehicles moving onto the USC campus. Police had issued a tactical alert in the area earlier in the day, which was ultimately canceled. It's unclear if any arrests were made but Eyewitness News captured at least one person being detained.

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