AUSTIN, Texas — Hundreds of pro-Palestinian protesters gathered at the center of the University of Texas at Austin on Wednesday for an all-day demonstration that prompted a heavy police response, including arrests.

The class walkout was the latest in a movement among students at primarily Ivy League universities in which portions of campus are taken over with chants and protests in support of the Palestinians as Israel wages a casualty-heavy campaign against Hamas in Gaza.

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