Daily Mail
· collected 2026-10-07 · by Cameron Charters, Matt Strudwick
Protesters shouting pro-Palestinian slogans amassed in London on the three-year anniversary of the October 7 atrocity.
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Roughly 100 demonstrators gathered at Lincoln's Inn Fields shortly before midday, shouting the controversial chant 'From the river to the sea Palestine will be free'.
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Despite being told by police yesterday not to wear face coverings a handful of marchers disobeyed the order.
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The rally is being policed by dozens of officers and is causing chaos on the roads.
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Looking on from Southampton Row, Mark Rose said: 'Half of them don't even know what river they are referring to.'
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Mr Rose, 55, who was on his way to work in Hatton Garden, added: 'I think they should be swept off the streets and banned for good.
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They are supporting a terrorist organisation.
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I have seen some of the videos from that day (October 7) and it was horrific and I bet none of them have ever watched it.
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'I would screen it on IMAX and make them watch it and lock the doors to see who puked first.'
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Demonstrators are set to march from King's College London in the Strand to University College London in Russell Square, Holborn.
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Some protesters were pictured wearing protective face masks, despite a police restriction being imposed on people wearing a face covering that hides their identity
Pro-Palestine protesters shelter under umbrellas as they take part in a march on the third anniversary of the Hamas-led attacks on Israel
New rules imposed by the Met will require the group to gather in a specific area, Lincoln's Inn Fields, by 12.30pm and take a prescribed route to Russell Square.
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The rally must finish by 2pm, when protesters must disperse.
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Those taking part have been warned by police that they face being arrested if they break any of the 'stringent' restrictions.
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It includes a ban on wearing a face covering that hides their identity.
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King's College London said yesterday it would be closing the Strand-facing entrances at three of its buildings 'for the safety and wellbeing of our students'.
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It follows calls for police to go further and seek a ban on the protest, after officers vowed to take a 'robust' stance on the 'day of mourning and a day of reflection'.
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The demonstration has been advertised on social media by student activists, who say they intend to 'take to the street' to 'demand an end to the Palestinian genocide'.
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It will come on the third anniversary of the atrocity in which Hamas militants murdered more than 1,200 civilians and took 251 hostages.
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Deputy Assistant Commissioner James Harman, who leads Met Operations including public order policing, said: 'This event is being held on the third anniversary of the October 7 terrorist attack on Israel and the start of the ensuing conflict in Gaza.
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'This will be a day of mourning and reflection for many in London and we know the serious concerns that this event has caused Jewish communities in particular.
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'We have imposed stringent conditions on those taking part in this march.
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These will help us manage the event and minimise serious disruption.
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'Anyone who breaches these conditions or commits offences should be under no illusion they will face arrest.
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We have zero tolerance for hate crime and those who chant or display placards calling for intifada or encourage unlawful extremism will be arrested.
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Mr Harman previously asked the estimated 300 students planning to march to 'reflect on the impact and distress it will cause on this very significant day, and exercise your right to protest on a different date'.
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The plans were also condemned by Jewish organisations and senior politicians.
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Mr Harman said the march, along with another pro-Palestinian protest planned for Saturday, October 10, and possible disorder ahead of the Holborn and St Pancras by-election next week, has the potential 'to fuel further tensions' in London.
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Police officers look at a document which details the restrictions which are being imposed on the rally
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A protester wearing a keffiyeh holds a placard making reference to the Hamas attack on Israel in 2023 and the 1948 Arab-Israeli war when about 750,000 Palestinians fled or were forced from the homes
Protesters carrying umbrellas were flanked by officers as they marched towards Russell Square
The Met said they are 'making every effort' through universities and others to identify organisers of the shadowy University of London Coalition, who are responsible for advertising the event.
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Mr Harman added today: 'We hear the calls for this event to be banned.
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The police cannot ban protests and can only ask the Home Secretary to do so if the risk of serious disorder is so high that it can't be managed by conditions.
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That high bar is not met here.
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Comments on social media that we banned other protests, such as a UKIP march in Tower Hamlets, are incorrect.
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We have been asked whether the student march is illegal, as under Section 11 of the Public Order Act organisers must provide a name and address to police.
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While we can identify the groups involved in organising the protest from their social media posts, we have not yet identified any specific individual prepared to accept that they are the organiser of this demonstration.
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Under the law, the failure of an organiser to identify themselves does not mean that the specific legal criteria for a ban of a procession is met.
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Once we have identified the organisers, we can consider offences under Section 11.
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I would like to take this opportunity – again – to call on anyone intending to join this march to please reflect on the impact and distress it will cause on this very significant date, and exercise your right to protest on a different day.'
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Education Secretary Lucy Powell previously said: 'We certainly shouldn't be doing anything other than marking those attacks on October 7 with deep mourning for those who lost their lives and those who were victims of that terrible Hamas attack.'
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