It will be the 24th major pro-Palestine protest in the UK since war broke out following the October 7 attack in Israel by Hamas-led militants which killed some 1,200 people, mainly civilians, and abducting around 250 people – dozens of whom remain in captivity awaiting release under a ceasefire deal.
The Metropolitan Police said it is prepared for a “significant policing presence” to halt clashes with counter-demonstrators amid claims by the Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC) that hundreds of thousands of people will attend.
A pro-Palestine protest billed by organisers as one of the largest since war broke out between Hamas and Israel will take place in central London on Saturday.
The force has been in touch with the organisers and it has imposed conditions under the Public Order Act in relation to routes, assembly areas and start and finish times, to ensure disruption is minimised, it said.
The pro-Palestine march must set off by 1pm, stick to the designated route, and speeches must finish by 4pm, police said.
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