Pro-Palestinian activists have broken into the Brooklyn Museum in New York and scuffled with police on Friday, protesting against Israel’s war in Gaza that is nearing its ninth month.

People banged on glass doors and jumped security fences as they rushed inside the building and occupied much of the lobby, where they unfurled large banners and chanted slogans.

The banner hung atop the facade read “Free Palestine, divest from genocide,” while one person held a sign that said “Save the children of Rafah,” referring to the southern Gazan city currently besieged by the Israeli army.