Police in riot gear began dismantling an anti-Israel encampment at the University of Pennsylvania and arresting protesters early Friday after more than two weeks of the demonstration on campus.

The arrests came nearly two week after pro-Palestinian activists pitched approximately 40 tents on College Green.

Protest encampments elsewhere were cleared by the police, resulting in arrests, or closed up voluntarily at schools across the U.S., including The City College of New York, Fordham University in New York, Portland State in Oregon, Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff, Arizona and Tulane University in New Orleans.

Police in riot gear arrested more than 30 people and cleared the pro-Palestinian encampment at the University of Pennsylvania Friday morning. The big picture: Intensifying student-led protests over the war in Gaza have led university administrations across the country to crack down on demonstrators in unprecedented ways — prompting arrests,

After a University of Pennsylvania encampment of pro-Palestinian supporters was disbanded, protesters turned out Friday night to renew their vigilance and, at times, clashed with police.

NewsNation affiliate PHL17 was on the scene as police detained and removed a Pro-Palestinian encampment on the University of Pennsylvania campus early Friday morning. The move to dismantle the encampment followed a warning from officers to leave campus or face arrest.

Although the demonstrators refused to leave by linking arms while chanting, they were effectively led away by authorities without any violent outbursts