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The Interior Minister voiced disappointment that Palestinian-supporting demonstrations proceeded on Thursday evening after the terror attack that took the lives of two men near a Jewish place of worship in Manchester.

The top security official additionally called on protesters to "step back" from intentions to hold marches in the next few days.

"I do think that carrying on in this manner seems contrary to British values, it feels misguided," she stated concerning protests arranged for this weekend.

Demonstrators in central London protesting the Israel's naval forces halting a aid convoy transporting humanitarian assistance to Gaza had confrontations with law enforcement near the Prime Minister's residence on Thursday evening.

Large crowds carrying flags of Palestine and banners could be observed on the government district into the night.

London's police force reported that fourty individuals had been taken into custody. A half-dozen of those detained were charged with assaults on police officers.

"It's crucial to draw a line between what is happening in the Middle East and what is happening at in our country," the home secretary stated during a television interview on Friday morning.

"My message would be to individuals who are intending to go on a demonstration is to pause and reflect for a moment, and think about if you had suffered the loss of a loved one to a terror attack in this country," she continued.

There were "strong" measures to safeguard the freedom to protest, she stated, but they could be overridden on the guidance of the law enforcement.

"I can act based from the police, if they were to tell me there was an insufficient resources to respond and to police the protests, then there are legal measures that are available," she clarified.

Jewish community representatives voice apprehensions

Britain's Chief Rabbi commented that many members of the Jewish community questioned why marches in support of Palestinian causes had been authorized to proceed.

The group was banned as a terrorist organisation in the summer. At numerous demonstrations after that, numerous individuals have been taken into custody for expressing solidarity for the organization, which has secured authorization to contest the restriction.

"A portion of them feature explicit antisemitism, direct support for the militant group. Not every single person, however there is so much of these elements, which undoubtedly represents risky to many within our community," the religious leader stated.

"There's no distinction between the rhetoric on our public spaces, the conduct of people in this manner, and what subsequently occurs, which was the recent terror incident."

He also appealed to the government "once more", to "get a grip on these protests, they are risky."