A lawsuit was filed against the University of California, Los Angeles, over a violent mob attack on pro-Palestinian protesters in 2024 during the U.S. campus protest movement against Israel’s war in Gaza. Masked assailants stormed the tent camp of protesters with clubs and poles, and fireworks were thrown at them. The chaos lasted for hours until police intervened. Over 200 people were arrested the following night, but none of the attackers were apprehended on the initial night of the incident. The university’s response to the lawsuit stated that they reject violence and all forms of hate, harassment, and discrimination. These events occurred amid widespread tensions at U.S. college campuses regarding Israel’s military actions in Gaza, which have been criticized for causing high casualties. The UCLA police chief involved in the incident has since left the campus police department.
