A man was arrested on suspicion of making threats to kill as at least 100,000 pro-Palestinian protesters took to the streets of central London demanding a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war.
Flags and banners were waved, flares were lit and fireworks were let off as the mostly peaceful group of demonstrators snaked through the closed-off roads in Westminster on Saturday afternoon. Around 1,000 officers policed the event, which saw two confirmed arrests. One man was detained on Whitehall after a police officer was assaulted, the Metropolitan Police said. The force said the officer was taken to hospital following the incident.
Read more: 'Total chaos': Devastation in Gaza amid huge Israeli bombardment, as troops fighting Hamas remain inside stripRead more: 'The most terrible of nights': Families of Israeli hostages taken by Hamas voice fear amid IDF bombardment of Gaza Several senior politicians have called for a ceasefire in recent days as civilian casualties mount, although this is not the position of the government or the Labour opposition.
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