Commander Lou Puddefoot, leading the operation, said: "Protests and related events have become a feature of the 12 months since the appalling terrorist attacks in Israel almost a year ago. We have policed them without fear or favour, ensuring that lawful protest has been allowed to take place but intervening where the line has been crossed into criminality."
He added: "We recognise that as we go into this weekend, so close to the anniversary of October 7th, emotions will be heightened and fears about safety and security understandably increased. Officers have been in regular contact with event organisers."
The Met emphasised that showing support for banned groups like Hamas and Hezbollah is illegal and could lead to arrest. Antisemitic and Islamophobic offences have surged in the past year."
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