Columbia University suspended 65 students on Friday after they overtook the Butler Library on Wednesday in an anti-Israel protest. “At this time, more than 65 Columbia students are on interim suspension pending further investigation,

New York police intervened after pro-Palestinian demonstrators occupied the university’s main library Wednesday evening.

A Columbia official said more than 65 Columbia students were placed on “interim suspension pending further investigation.” A total of 33 people, including from affiliated institutions, were barred from Columbia’s campus. Alumni who joined the demonstration were also barred from campus, the university official said.