"Police have arrested 40 people after clashes with officers at a pro-Palestine protest near Downing Street. Six arrests were for assaults on police officers and the majority were for "breaching conditions, the Metropolitan Police said in a statement issued on Thursday night. The demonstration earlier in the evening was organised by Global Movement for Gaza UK, the force said, adding:"
"Officers imposed Public Order Act conditions on the protest to keep roads open and prevent serious disruption. People chant as they gather in Parliament Square and march along Whitehall to protest and demand protection for the Global Sumud Flotilla, some of whose vessels were intercepted by Israeli forces while carrying aid and activists to Gaza Regrettably, a significant number of those present were intent on breaching the conditions, leading to clashes with officers who moved in to enforce them."
"Dramatic footage from Westminster captured police vans at the scene, with some officers locked in physical confrontations with protesters amid shouts of "death to the IDF". The protest came amid heightened tensions following the death of two Jewish men at a synagogue in Manchester on Thursday. Adrian Daulby, 53, and Melvin Cravitz, 66, were killed by suspected terrorist Jihad Al-Shamie, 35, outside Heaton Park Congregation Synagogue."
Forty people were arrested after clashes with officers at a pro-Palestine protest near Downing Street. Six arrests were for assaults on police officers; most were for breaching Public Order Act conditions. The demonstration, organised by Global Movement for Gaza UK, saw protesters gather in Parliament Square then march along Whitehall while chanting and calling for protection for the Global Sumud Flotilla. Officers imposed conditions to keep roads open and prevent disruption; many attempted to breach those conditions, prompting police to enforce them. The protest dispersed and Whitehall returned to normal, with footage showing physical confrontations and shouts of "death to the IDF". Tensions were heightened by the recent killings of two Jewish men outside a Manchester synagogue.
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