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Britain's Home Secretary conveyed dismay that Palestinian-supporting demonstrations continued on Thursday evening following the terror attack that claimed the lives of two men near a synagogue in Manchester.

Britain's home secretary additionally called on protesters to "pause" from plans to hold marches in the days ahead.

"I do think that proceeding in this manner appears contrary to British values, it feels wrong," the minister commented concerning protests arranged for this week.

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

Large crowds carrying flags of Palestine and banners could be seen on the government district throughout the evening.

London's Metropolitan Police reported that 40 people had been detained. A half-dozen of those detained were detained over attacks against police officers.

"It's essential to establish separation between what is happening in the Middle Eastern region and what is happening at home," the home secretary told a television interview on Friday morning.

"My message would be to individuals who are considering to go on a protest is to reconsider briefly for a short while, and imagine if you had suffered the loss of a loved one to a terror attack in this country," she added.

There were "substantial" authorities to safeguard the freedom to protest, she stated, but they could be superseded on the recommendation of the law enforcement.

"I can follow guidance from the law enforcement, if they were to inform me there was an insufficient resources to manage and to control the protests, then there are authorities that are accessible," she elaborated.

Jewish community representatives express concerns

The UK's senior rabbinical leader remarked that many members of the Jewish community questioned why protests in solidarity of Palestinian advocacy groups had been allowed to occur.

The organization was proscribed as a prohibited organization in July. At various protests after that, numerous individuals have been arrested for showing support for the organization, which has obtained authorization to dispute the proscription.

"Some of them feature blatant antisemitism, clear backing for Hamas. Not every single person, however there is considerable of this, which undoubtedly represents dangerous to many within our community," the chief rabbi stated.

"There's no distinction between the words on our streets, the conduct of individuals in this way, and what inevitably results, which was Thursday's terror incident."

Additionally, he urged the government "repeatedly", to "take control on these protests, they are harmful."