NEW YORK, April 30 (Xinhua) -- Dozens of protesters who occupied a building of Columbia University in protest of Israeli operation in Gaza were arrested on Tuesday night as New York Police Department (NYPD) officers were called in to clear the building, local media reported.

Columbia University limited access to its Morningside Campus on Tuesday morning as dozens of student protesters occupied Hamilton Hall on the campus in the early hours of Tuesday.

While the group who broke into the building includes students, it is led by individuals who are not affiliated with Columbia University, said Columbia University President Minouche Shafik in a letter to the NYPD on Tuesday.

"The individuals who have occupied Hamilton Hall have vandalized University property and are trespassing," said Shafik.

Shafik requested the NYPD's help to clear all individuals from Hamilton Hall and all encampments on the campus of Columbia University. Enditem

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