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The Interior Minister expressed dismay that pro-Palestinian demonstrations proceeded on Thursday following the terror attack that claimed two lives near a synagogue in Manchester.

The top security official additionally urged protesters to "step back" from intentions to stage protests in the coming days.

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

Protesters in central London protesting the Israeli navy stopping a flotilla carrying humanitarian assistance to the Gaza Strip confronted with law enforcement outside the Prime Minister's residence on Thursday night.

Substantial groups carrying flags of Palestine and banners could be seen on the government district into the night.

London's Metropolitan Police stated that 40 people had been detained. Six of those apprehended were detained over attacks against law enforcement personnel.

"It is important to draw a line between events unfolding in the Middle Eastern region and what is happening at in our country," the minister told a morning news program on Friday.

"I would say to people who are intending to join a protest is to just take a step back for a moment, and consider if you had suffered the loss of a family member to a terror attack in this nation," she added.

There were "strong" powers to defend the right to demonstrate, she stated, but they could be set aside on the recommendation of the police.

"I can follow guidance from the law enforcement, if they were to tell me there was an lack of capacity to handle and to control the protests, then there are legal measures that are available," she explained.

Jewish community representatives express worries

The UK's senior rabbinical leader remarked that many members of the Jewish community questioned why marches in support of Palestinian causes had been authorized to take place.

The organization was banned as a terrorist organisation in the summer. At various protests since then, numerous individuals have been detained for showing support for the group, which has obtained approval to challenge the ban.

"Some of them contain outright anti-Jewish sentiment, outright backing for Hamas. Not everyone involved, however there is so much of this, which undoubtedly represents harmful to many within our community," the religious leader declared.

"There's no distinction between the speech on our public spaces, the conduct of people in this manner, and what ultimately follows, which was yesterday's violent act."

Additionally, he appealed to the administration "repeatedly", to "get a grip on these protests, they are risky."