E mail, administrators have told students that � Non Compliance may result in disciplinary action. � the protest group, columbia Students Forjustice in palestine, posted a message on x warning that mass arrests are expected. We can show you the moment when Police Officers begin to enter Hamilton Hall on the campus of Columbia University. This was just moments ago nypd officers in riot gear entering the building through a window. Several officers using a ladder to reach an upper floor of the building, crawling through the opening to enter the hall. That is where a group of anti war protesters has been since early this morning. We have not yet seen the officers leave the building. We will keep you up to date on the Situation Thre as more we can confirm that some arrests have been made but we will keep you up to date on the details there as they come in. This is all happening at Columbia University, after administrators have threatened to expel students who occupied an Academic Building overnight. Dozens of anti war demonstrators seized Hamilton Hall early Tuesday Morning defying a deadline to disperse. They say they plan to remain there until columbia cuts financial ties with israel. In a statement, the white house condemned the actions of students, saying, quote President Biden respects the right to free expression, but protests must be peaceful and lawful. Forcibly taking over buildings is not peaceful it is wrong. Columbia university released a Statement Campus Demonstrations have erupted from coast to coast in the few past days many of them resulting in arrests including at the University Of Texas At Austin where Police Clashed with demonstrators on monday. But Brown University in rhode island says its made a deal with protesters if they pack up, its Governing Body will hold a vote on divestment from companies with ties to israel. At the University Of Texas At Austin at least 79 people were arrested during Campus Protests on monday. The University Says 45 had no affiliation with ut austin. The bbc� s tom bateman has more. When we showed up it was very quiet and very calm here at the university of texas. That came after the scenes on monday where the University Administration called in state troopers, texas state troopers, some armed with batons and bolt cutters who came in and forcibly removed the encampment that was on this site here. The University Said that that breached university rules. They say they had repeatedly warned protesters and that that warning had been ignored. The University Also said they believe many of the protesters on monday were from off campus itself. Speaking to protesters here today they accuse the police of using violence forcefully removing them. I spoke to one man who said that many people have been forcibly pulled away from the encampment and some sprayed with pepper spray little further on from the Protesters Police were trying to take people away in police vans. He said he himself had been affected by that. Over the last few hours what we have seen is a stand off between the protesters, numbering 50 or 60 orso protesters, numbering 50 or 60 or so i would say on the lawn here and a Smaller Group of counter protesters who have come. There have been some moments of friction between the two but it has remained very peaceful here overall. Tom bateman reporting there. We continue to see these pictures from Columbia University and police have released a statement in the last hours saying that a little after 9pm this evening the nypd arrived on campus at the request of the university. The decision was made to restore safety in order to our community. They went on to our community. They went on to say that we regret protesters have chosen to escalate the situation through their actions after the University Learned overnight that Hamilton Hall had been occupied, vandalised and blockaded, we were left with no choice. Colombia Public Safety personnel forced out of the building and a member of our Facilities Team was threatened. We will not risk the safety of our community or the potential forfurther our community or the potential for further escalation. The Leadership Team met throughout the night and consulted with security x hurts and Law Enforcement to determine the best plan to protect our students and the entire community of Columbia University. We made the decision early in the morning that this was a Law Enforcement adder and that the nypd were best positioned to determine and execute an appropriate response. Live now to colombia to speak to a Public Safety reporter for a new york based news outlet. Great to have you and is great to speak to you. Not a lot of action on our screen right number tell us what is happening where you are. I am here in a happening where you are. I am here in a press happening where you are. I am here in a press pen happening where you are. I am here in a press pen just here in a Press Penjust Outside The School Gates where police have sectioned us off. It is difficult to get a clear Vantage Point of what is happening on what is directly in front of us butjust now it is starting to rain and we have watched dozens and dozens of riot police enter the campus and bus students out in Prisoner Vans using Plastic Zip Ties as they arrest them. We are listening and arresting and hearing yelling from all corners, trying to get a sense of what is happening. D0 corners, trying to get a sense of what is happening. Of what is happening. Do you know how of what is happening. Do you know how many of what is happening. Do you know how many people of what is happening. Do you know how many people have | of what is happening. Do you know how many people have been arrested at this point and who has been taken into custody . It is unclear how many people have been arrested as of now. Definitely we have seen a dozen orso definitely we have seen a dozen or so students specifically be arrested and bussed out of the campus. We arrested and bussed out of the camus. ~ ~. , arrested and bussed out of the camus. ~ ~. , arrested and bussed out of the camus. ~ ~. ,. ,. , campus. We know you are a little further campus. We know you are a little further away campus. We know you are a little further away from campus. We know you are a little further away from it. | campus. We know you are a| little further away from it. Is there a sense of if there have been clashes between those in Hamilton Hall and the police were entering . Sorry, what was that . 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Very limited. I hear that there building . Very limited. I hear that there are building . Very limited. I hear that there are a building . Very limited. I hear that there are a couple building . Very limited. I hear that there are a couple of that there are a couple of reporters inside the campus gates but only a couple and those reported to have been there since this morning and have been parked for 12 or so hours. There are more reporters here maybe 15 or so, local, National Media but we are confined to a very small gated area with limited visibility about what is happening. I long they are blocking out Student Journalists who work with the Columbia Universitys newspaper and radio from entering campus, they only allow students live on campus storms. We know the University Live on campus storms. We know the university told live on campus storms. We know the university told protesters the university told protesters who had occupied the building that they would face expulsion. What led to the police now moving in . Aha, what led to the police now moving in . What led to the police now moving in . What led to the police now movin in . �. ,. ,. ,. , moving in . A few hours ago at the nypd moving in . A few hours ago at the nypd headquarters moving in . A few hours ago at the nypd headquarters i moving in . A few hours ago at the nypd headquarters i was i the nypd headquarters i was present for a Press Conference with the new york city mayor, eric adams, and top officials who said basically that we are urging students to leave colombia as soon as possible, urging parents to tell their kids to leave the campus and they started to list specific criminal charges that students would face. Students in the anti war encampment and those outside or inside the hall, rather. We took that as a nod to say that this was imminent and if that was true. At the News Conference police said students in the encampment will face charges ranging from trespassing to Disorderly Conduct and those inside the Administration Building that was taken over by students will be charged with burglary, Criminal Mischief and trespassing as well. Irate Criminal Mischief and trespassing as well. We have seen the trespassing as well. We have seen the Speculation Trespassing as well. We have seen the speculation the trespassing as well. We have l seen the speculation the police would come in and clear protesters from this building. Could you give us a sense of how tense things are right there and what people and students are saying . Students are saying . Very tense. Reporters students are saying . Very tense. Reporters and students are saying . Tense. Reporters and hundreds of protesters have been outside the campus gates for hours now, anticipating what might happen. You can see 20 30 nypd vans, large Prisoner Vans, Double Decker Buses patrolling the entire area. There are hundreds of Police Officers in riot gear and helmets, the classic zip ties. Police drones hover above us and throughout this time i dont know if you can see behind me, students living in off Campus Apartments are huddled behind the window looking out from The Living Room and just watching this all play out in real time. Irate room and just watching this all play out in realtime. Play out in realtime. We see imaues, play out in realtime. We see images. As play out in realtime. We see images. As you play out in realtime. We see images, as you talk, play out in realtime. We see images, as you talk, of play out in realtime. We see j images, as you talk, of Police Officers marching there on campus. Is the entire area cordoned off . Campus. Is the entire area cordoned off . ,. ,. , cordoned off . Can anyone move around . No cordoned off . Can anyone move around . No. If cordoned off . Can anyone move around . No. If you cordoned off . Can anyone move around . No. If you were around . No. If you were entering the ten block radius around Columbia University will have a difficult time getting anywhere at all. The press have had to walk two or three blocks around to get from point a to point b. It is very controlled by police using these long metal barricades across the entire area. Entire area. We hear that arrested entire area. We hear that arrested students entire area. We hear that arrested students have. Entire area. We hear that i arrested students have been moved to police processes so that reflect some of what you are hearing on the ground there as well. We will let you go but thank you so much for speaking with us tonight from Columbia University. With us tonight from Columbia University with us tonight from columbia universi. ,. Antiwar protests are also spreading to campuses in other parts of the world. In canada, demonstrators set up encampments at mcgill university. Other canadian universities have warned activists that similar camps will not be tolerated on their properties. In france, School Officials at sciences po closed part of campus following the occupation of the premises. And in lebanon, hundreds of students gathered on campuses to protest against israels campaign in gaza the countrys first coordinated University Protests over the war. We will continue to watch those pictures as we are there of what appears to be police arresting more people, some bystanders there on Columbia University campus. We will keep you updated on what is happening there as we look at what is happening in the middle east. Israels Prime MinisterBenjamin Netanyahu has again vowed to invade the southern gazan city of rafah, despite international pressure. The white house says just two days ago, us President Joe Biden � reiterated his clear position to Prime Minister netanyahu in a phone call. Mr biden previously called a Ground Invasion of rafah a � red line. Another warning came from un secretary general antonio guterres, who said an assault on rafah would be an � unbearable escalation. � the doubling down from Benjamin Netanyahu comes as israel and hamas work towards an agreement for a ceasefire and hostage releases. But in a meeting with relatives of hostages, mr netanyahu said he would invade rafah � with or without� a ceasefire deal. Translation we will enter rafah because translation we will enter rafah because we translation we will enter rafah because we have translation we will enter rafah because we have no I Translation we will enter. Rafah because we have no other choice. We will destroy the battalions there and we will complete the war including the repatriation of all our. There have also been reports from israeli officials that the International Criminal court is preparing to issue Arrest Warrants for mr netanyahu. Other Israeli Government leaders and military commanders could also be charged for actions related to the war on hamas. In response to that speculation, the israeli Prime Minister said his arrest would be a scandal on an historic scale. Live now to Gina Abercrombie winstaley, president of the middle east policy council. Very good to see you again. I just want to start, at the same time we are looking at pictures of what is happening at Columbia University where police are clearing protesters. If i could first get your thoughts on what we are seeing there . It is an extraordinary amount of conflict on campuses, as you noted, not only in the United States but around the world. I hope they understand that it may be a bit of a distraction from what is happening in the region itself but it is clearly an additional pressure on President Biden that this is an issue that is grasping the attention of young americans, many from the Democrati