CROWDS have gathered at Albert Embankment on the River Thames in London for the Al Quds Day demonstration.
Police had been bracing for thousands of people to attend, with hundreds of officers seen in the area.
Scores of people began arriving from 1pm, many holding Palestine flags and banners, some reading “Free Palestine” and “No to Israeli occupation”.
One demonstrator held a sign saying “boom boom Tel Aviv”.
Pictures of Iran‘s late leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei were also held up, some accompanied by the message “Choose the right side of history“.
Counter-protesters have assembled on separate sides of the River Thames for the Al Quds Day demonstration in central London.
In a post on X, the Metropolitan Police said: “Protesters have assembled on both sides of the river. The Al Quds day protest on the Albert Embankment and the counter-protest in Millbank.
“Conditions are in place stating the protests must conclude by 1500hrs.”
Police vans were parked along the road and on nearby Lambeth Bridge.
A police boat was seen in the River Thames.
