University of Virginia police arrest 25 anti-Israel protesters while trying to clear encampment

At least 25 anti-Israel protesters were arrested at the University of Virginia campus Saturday as authorities tried to clear an encampment, the school said. 

The University Police Department (UPD) declared an "unlawful assembly" earlier in the day and UVA Police Chief Tim Longo gave a group of anti-Israel protesters near the University Chapel in Charlottesville 10 minutes to leave the area.

At 8:15 a.m., officials tried to collect tents and were met with "agitation and chanting" from protesters, the school said in a news release.