Met Police keep pro-Palestine protesters and Israel supporters apart as thousands join latest Gaza demo march to US's London Embassy

Thousands of pro-Palestine protestors marched through the capital on Saturday in one of the largest demonstrations seen in London since the outbreak of war between Israel and Hamas. The Metropolitan Police had earlier said it was prepared for a 'significant policing presence' to halt clashes with counter-demonstrators amid claims by organisers Palestine Solidarity Campaign that hundreds of thousands would attend. Thousands of pro-Palestine protestors marched through the capital on Saturday in one of the largest demonstrations seen in London since the outbreak of war between Israel and Hamas Demonstrators holding Palestinian flags and placards gathered in Whitehall and marched to the US Embassy in Vauxhall, south-west London The Metropolitan Police had earlier said it was prepared for a 'significant policing presence' to halt clashes with counter-demonstrators amid claims by organisers Palestine Solidarity Campaign that hundreds of thousands would attend The controversial phrase has been linked to calls for the elimination of the state of Israel or for the ethnic cleansing of Jewish people living there to be replaced with Palestinians. Many were galvanised to march today after a proposal made by President Donald Trump for the United States to consider taking ownership of the Gaza Strip Footage posted by Stop The Hate on social media shows one demonstrator raising his right arm towards counter-protesters as he walked by amid claims he made a Nazi salute As tears streamed down his face, Edward Hulme, 77, from St Albans said: 'We're standing up against genocide. Protesters travelled from across the country to join in today's march organised by the PSC John Hamilton, 69, from London, held a placard featuring two Swastikas to 'draw comparisons between the Zionists and the Nazis', inside an evidence bag after he was arrested for brandishing the same sign at a march in November 2023 Munir Malik, 40, from Kent added: 'People need to make a stand that Trump's comments aren't acceptable.