San Francisco police arrest pro-Palestinian protesters occupying Israeli consulate building

Authorities confirmed 70 people were taken in to custody, cited for trespassing and released after they refused to vacate' the premises

Police on Monday arrested pro-Palestinian demonstrators who occupied the lobby of a San Francisco building that houses the Israeli Consulate.

Associated Press journalists saw police zip-tie the hands of about 50 people. Officers then put them in police vans and drove them away. San Francisco police later confirmed that 70 protesters were arrested and cited for trespassing after they refused to vacate the building". They have since been released from San Francisco county jail.