Amanda Smith raises her fist while leading a chant at the sit-in for Palestine on The Quad on Monday, April 29, 2024.

A supporter of the sit-in for Palestine opens a box of snacks for a young boy while cheering on at The Quad on Monday, April 29, 2024.

Student Zayna Abdel-Rahim leads off a protest reciting a speech from the stallions statue, Monday, April 29, 2024, on The Quad at Texas State.

A woman, standing behind police barricades, tears up while watching speakers of the sit-in for Palestine on The Quad on Monday, April 29, 2024.

Two supporters of the sit-in for Palestine hug each other before the protest begins at the stallions statue on The Quad on Monday, April 29, 2024.

Allen Dominguez, co-chair of the Young Democratic Socialists of America at Texas State, rallies the crowd with a chant at the sit-in for Palestine on the stallions statue on The Quad on Monday, April 29, 2024.

Amanda Smith speaks to a crowd of protestors while standing on the stallions statue, Monday, April 29, 2024, on The Quad at Texas State.

Texas State University History Professor Elizabeth Bishop dances for a crowd of supporters at the sit-in for Palestine on The Quad on Monday, April 29, 2024.

Zachariah Al-Natoor, a Palestinian man and geography student, gestures with his hands to emphasize his speech for the sit-in for Palestine on The Quad on Monday, April 29, 2024.

Amanda Smith stands next to a man holding a child on the edge of the crowd of the sit-in for Palestine on The Quad on Monday, April 29, 2024.

Averyann Guggenheim, president of College Democrats at Texas State University, gives a speech off her phone at the sit-in for Palestine on The Quad on Monday, April 29, 2024.

Amanda Smith speaks to a crowd of protestors while standing on the stallions statue, Monday, April 29, 2024, on The Quad at Texas State.

A group of volunteers and supporters of the sit-in for Palestine cheer on at The Quad on Monday, April 29, 2024.