WATCH: Chaos as NYPD move in on anti-Israel protesters

NYPD officers have moved in on anti-Israel activists on Monday following days of protests across the city. In a tweet by NYPD Deputy Commissioner Kaz Daughtry, he stated NYU requested police help to remove individuals who did not leave. “There is a pattern of behaviour occurring on campuses across our nation, in which individuals attempt to occupy a space in defiance of school policy,” he wrote. “Rest assured, in NYC the NYPD stands ready to address these prohibited and subsequently illegal actions whenever we are called upon.” As police made their way through the large crowd of activists, some formed a human chain to prevent others from being arrested. Those who were detained were placed into police buses and vans and removed from the area.