Dozens of pro-Palestinian protesters blocked from disrupting Met Gala

Dramatic conjunction of forces with aim to crash gala separated only by New York police and metal barricades

Dozens of pro-Palestinian protesters came within a block of disrupting celebrity fashion's biggest night out - the Met Gala - on Monday evening in a dramatic conjunction of forces that was separated only by New York police and metal barricades.

Some protesters, chanting Rafah!, Gaza!", said it was their intention to crash the gala. Others said they didn't know about it. At times, a roughly equal number of police were guiding the winding protest through New York's Upper East Side as they were preventing fashion fans from getting a glimpse of their favorite celebrities.