Local channel KABC-TV reports that about 50 protesters with 20 tents were seen lined up on the pavements outside the building, Al Jazeera reports.

Several tents had Palestinian flags and phrases such as “Free Palestine” and “Free Gaza.”

The Los Angeles Police Department said on X it was monitoring the non-permitted demonstration.

No arrests and no injuries have been reported.

A poster displayed on a tent reads ‘Free Palestine’ as pro-Palestinian demonstrators set up an encampment outside City Hall in downtown Los Angeles. — AFP
A poster displayed on a tent reads ‘Free Palestine’ as pro-Palestinian demonstrators set up an encampment outside City Hall in downtown Los Angeles. — AFP

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