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Britain's Interior Minister expressed disappointment that pro-Palestinian protests continued on Thursday evening after the terrorist incident that claimed two lives near a Jewish place of worship in Manchester.

Britain's home secretary also urged protesters to "reconsider" from intentions to hold protests in the next few days.

"In my view that proceeding in this fashion seems contrary to British values, it feels wrong," the minister commented regarding demonstrations arranged for this weekend.

Protesters in downtown London demonstrating against the Israel's naval forces intercepting a aid convoy transporting humanitarian assistance to the Gaza Strip had confrontations with law enforcement outside the Prime Minister's residence on Thursday night.

Substantial groups carrying flags of Palestine and signs could be observed on Whitehall throughout the evening.

The police force reported that fourty individuals had been taken into custody. A half-dozen of those arrested were detained over attacks against police officers.

"It is important to establish separation between events unfolding in the Middle East and what is happening at in our country," the home secretary remarked on a morning news program on Friday.

"I would advise to individuals who are intending to go on a demonstration is to pause and reflect for a minute, and consider if you had lost a family member to a terror attack in this country," she added.

There were "robust" powers to safeguard the freedom to demonstrate, she mentioned, but they could be superseded on the advice of the law enforcement.

"I can act based from the police, if they were to inform me there was an lack of capacity to handle and to police the protests, then there are legal measures that are accessible," she elaborated.

Community representatives voice apprehensions

Britain's Chief Rabbi stated that many people of the Jewish community questioned why protests in solidarity of Palestinian advocacy groups had been allowed to proceed.

The movement was banned as a terrorist organisation in the summer. At numerous protests after that, hundreds have been detained for expressing solidarity for the organization, which has secured authorization to challenge the proscription.

"A portion of them include explicit anti-Jewish sentiment, clear support for Hamas. Not everyone involved, however there is considerable of these elements, which undoubtedly represents harmful to many within our society," the chief rabbi stated.

"You cannot separate the words on our public spaces, the actions of people in this manner, and what subsequently occurs, which was Thursday's violent act."

Additionally, he urged the administration "repeatedly", to "assert authority on these demonstrations, they are risky."