A half-naked man allegedly broke into a Los Angeles home and threatened to kill the family inside because they were Jewish — before yelling after his arrest, “Free Palestine!”, according to US media reports.

Officers were reportedly called to the Studio City home invasion around 5:25 am by the residents, who said they were locked in a room with their four children after the intruder broke into their home.

According to KTTV, the caller dialed 911 again minutes later to report that the man had threatened to kill them because they were “Israeli”, although their nationality was unclear.

Police arrived and arrested a half-naked suspect — identified as Daniel Garcia — who looked directly into news cameras to scream “Free Palestine” and “Brown Lives Matter” while handcuffed in the back of a squad car, footage from the report showed.

Speaking of the terror the family of six endured, the resident said Garcia first kicked in the door to her and her husband’s master bedroom.

“[He said] I’m going to kill you because you are Jewish… Israel kills people,” the victim — who is nine months pregnant — told KTLA.

Her husband reportedly then fought with the intruder, as she ran to call 911.

After a few minutes, she said her husband was able to push the man out of their home and into their backyard.

By the time police arrived on the scene, they reportedly found Garcia holding a kitchen knife. There were no reported injuries.

Garcia has since been booked at Van Nuys Jail for stalking and making criminal threats with a hate crime enhancement. He is being held on a US$225,000 bond.

Officers with the Los Angeles Police Department say they believe Garcia entered the rear yard and kicked in the family’s back door to break in.

The victim said she had seen him around the neighbourhood before, adding that she believes her family was targeted because of the Jewish symbols around the house.

The family keeps mezuzahs on all their doors, and the homeowner said her husband wears a yarmulke.