Four UCLA student journalists attacked by pro-Israel counterprotesters on campus

Four student journalists who work for the UCLA Daily Bruin were attacked shortly before 3:30 a.m. Wednesday by pro-Israel counterprotesters during a campus demonstration that turned violent. “We expected to be harassed by counterprotesters,” Hamilton said in an interview Wednesday, adding that every Daily Bruin reporter was instructed to use a buddy system, to report from outside the encampment and to leave the area if it became unsafe. “It’s also really important that law enforcement and school administrations across the United States provide conditions in which the student journalists and other journalists can do their jobs without having to worry about being assaulted.” California Timeline: UCLA’s night of violence before police moved in It took hours for police to push away counterprotesters and bring calm to UCLA’s campus, raising questions about whether the campus was prepared. “We are still gathering information about the attack on the encampment last night, and I can assure you that we will conduct a thorough investigation that may lead to arrests, expulsions and dismissals.” Hamilton, a junior, is one of two students who have spearheaded the Daily Bruin’s coverage of the reaction to the Israel-Hamas war, which began Oct. 7 when Hamas-led militants attacked Israel, killing an estimated 1,200 people and taking about 240 hostages.