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Britain's Interior Minister voiced dismay that pro-Palestinian protests went ahead on Thursday evening following the terror attack that claimed two lives near a Jewish place of worship in Manchester.

Britain's top security official additionally appealed to demonstrators to "pause" from intentions to hold marches in the next few days.

"In my view that continuing in this fashion does feel contrary to British values, it seems misguided," she remarked concerning protests arranged for this week.

Protesters in downtown London protesting the Israeli navy halting a aid convoy transporting aid to the Gaza Strip confronted with law enforcement near the Prime Minister's residence on Thursday evening.

Substantial groups displaying Palestinian flags and placards could be spotted on the government district into the night.

The police force reported that fourty individuals had been taken into custody. Six of those apprehended were arrested for attacks against police officers.

"It's essential to draw a line between events unfolding in the Middle East and what is happening at in our country," the minister remarked on a breakfast show on Friday morning.

"I would advise to people who are planning to participate in a demonstration is to pause and reflect for a minute, and think about if you had suffered the loss of a family member to a terrorist incident in this country," she added.

There were "strong" powers to safeguard the freedom to demonstrate, she noted, but they could be set aside on the recommendation of the law enforcement.

"I can follow guidance from the police, if they were to inform me there was an lack of capacity to manage and to police the demonstrations, then there are powers that are accessible," she explained.

Jewish community representatives express apprehensions

The UK's senior rabbinical leader remarked that many people of the Jewish population asked why protests in support of Palestinian causes had been authorized to occur.

The movement was outlawed as a prohibited organization in July. At numerous demonstrations since then, hundreds have been taken into custody for demonstrating backing for the group, which has secured permission to challenge the restriction.

"A portion of them contain blatant anti-Jewish sentiment, clear backing for the militant group. Not every single person, however there is so much of this, which clearly poses harmful to many within our community," the chief rabbi declared.

"You cannot separate the words on our streets, the behavior of individuals in this manner, and what ultimately follows, which was the recent terror incident."

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