By Fox News: REPUBLICANS SEND MESSAGE AOC, "HAMAS CAUCUS" FROM HALLWAY POSTERS The incidents took place against the backdrop of clashes between pro-Israeli and pro-Palestinian Palestinian demonstrators in and around Times Square. One of the videos, filmed Thursday, shows the device exploding after being thrown into a crowd of people on a sidewalk in midtown Manhattan. The New York City Police Department told Fox News that two commercial fireworks were thrown from a vehicle and one person sustained minor burns. Other videos posted by freelance journalist Leeroy Johnson show multiple brawls erupt in the middle of Times Square as police try to dispel the brawls. 5) A New York police spokesman said several arrests were made during the protests, which took place hours after the ceasefire was declared between Israel and Hamas. 6) On Thursday, pro-Palestinian demonstrators burned the Israeli flag in New York. (Getty Images) (Getty Images) 7) Hikind took on Twitter Friday to criticize politicians like New York Governor Andrew Cuomo and Mayor Bill de Blasio.