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The Interior Minister voiced regret that pro-Palestinian protests continued on Thursday evening after the terror attack that claimed the lives of two men outside a synagogue in Manchester.

Britain's top security official additionally appealed to protesters to "reconsider" from plans to stage protests in the coming days.

"I do think that continuing in this fashion seems un-British, it seems inappropriate," the minister commented about demonstrations planned for this weekend.

Protesters in downtown London demonstrating against the Israeli navy intercepting a aid convoy transporting humanitarian assistance to the Gaza Strip had confrontations with police officers outside Downing Street on Thursday night.

Numerous people displaying Palestinian flags and signs could be observed on Whitehall into the night.

London's police force stated that fourty individuals had been detained. A half-dozen of those arrested were arrested for assaults on police officers.

"It's essential to establish separation between events unfolding in the Middle Eastern region and what is happening at home," the home secretary told a breakfast show on Friday.

"I would advise to individuals who are planning to go on a demonstration is to reconsider briefly for a moment, and imagine if you had suffered the loss of a family member to a terrorist incident in this nation," she emphasized.

There were "robust" measures to protect the freedom to protest, she stated, but they could be superseded on the recommendation of the law enforcement.

"I can follow guidance from the police, if they were to inform me there was an inability to manage and to oversee the demonstrations, then there are authorities that are available," she explained.

Community leaders express worries

Britain's Chief Rabbi stated that many members of the Jewish community questioned why protests in support of Palestinian causes had been authorized to occur.

The movement was proscribed as a terrorist organisation in July. At multiple protests after that, hundreds have been detained for showing support for the organization, which has obtained permission to dispute the ban.

"A portion of them contain explicit anti-Jewish sentiment, outright backing for Hamas. Not all participants, however there is so much of this, which clearly poses harmful to many within our society," the religious leader stated.

"There's no distinction between the speech on our streets, the behavior of individuals in this manner, and what ultimately follows, which was yesterday's violent act."

Additionally, he urged the administration "yet again", to "get a grip on these demonstrations, they are risky."