WATCH: Pro-Palestinian protestors rally near Met Gala venue to disrupt event

Pro-Palestinian protests reached the doors of the Met Gala in New York after demonstrators rallied outside the venue on Monday against the ongoing war in Gaza.

Met Gala, an annual fundraising event held for the Metropolitan Museum’s Costume Institute, is held by stalwarts from the entertainment and fashion industry.

The protests at the gala come days after top universities in the US were engulfed by anti-Israel protests that saw the arrests of hundreds of students by the New York Police Department (NYPD) as part of their efforts to clear encampments on campus.

Happening now: Free Palestine protest near the Met Gala in New York City.

🇵🇸🔥pic.twitter.com/l9G0fwJXiK

— sarah (@sahouraxo) May 7, 2024

More from World

Nepal's new PM pays homage to people died during the Gen Z protest in her first national address This Week in Explainers: How recovering from Gen-Z protests is a Himalayan task for Nepal

Protesters shout in Arabic as they BURN an American-Israeli flag in an act of hatred whilst holding a street protest near the Met Gala in NYC.

pic.twitter.com/ZKMtnmFPxB

— Oli London (@OliLondonTV) May 7, 2024

Similar arrests were made in Monday’s protests.

It is, however, unclear how many arrests were made as stars walked the carpet and posed for photos, but AFP journalists confirmed several arrests while the New York Daily News reported the number was about a dozen, out of hundreds that gathered near the soiree.

BREAKING| Hundreds protest near the Met Gala in solidarity with Palestine and calling for a ceasefire in Gaza. Several arrests were reported. pic.twitter.com/h7NrdjD8Ck

— Quds News Network (@QudsNen) May 6, 2024

Eyewitnesses around the venue said they heard protestors chanting “Rafah!, Gaza!” Police were seen blocking protestors rushing into the gala as they were also trying to prevent fans from getting a glimpse of celebrities.

Some protestors reportedly said that they were intending to crash the gala.

However, Monday’s protest appeared unconnected to the demonstrations that have rocked Columbia’s campus, culminating in the university calling the police to clear out student protesters.