Police officers responded to the campus of Boston University Monday, dispersing a group of pro-Palestine demonstrators attempting to set up an encampment there.

The protest was organized by multiple activist groups in an effort to draw attention to the war in Gaza and the ongoing humanitarian crisis unfolding there. On Tuesday, an independent commission set up by the United Nations’ Human Rights Council concluded that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza. The finding comes as Israel launches a new offensive into Gaza City .

The demonstrators attempted to occupy the area around George Sherman Union, a BU student center located on Commonwealth Avenue. In social media posts, they rejected the building’s name and instead labeled it the “Anas Al-Sharif Union” in honor of a Palestinian j

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