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Britain's Interior Minister voiced regret that Palestinian-supporting protests proceeded on Thursday evening following the terrorist incident that took the lives of two men near a synagogue in Manchester.

The home secretary additionally appealed to protesters to "pause" from plans to stage protests in the coming days.

"In my view that carrying on in this manner does feel un-British, it seems misguided," the minister commented concerning demonstrations arranged for this weekend.

Demonstrators in central London protesting the Israel's naval forces intercepting a aid convoy transporting aid to Gaza confronted with police officers outside Downing Street on Thursday night.

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

London's police force reported that 40 people had been taken into custody. A half-dozen of those arrested were charged with attacks against law enforcement personnel.

"It is important to draw a line between what is happening in the Middle East and what is happening at in our country," the minister stated during a morning news program on Friday morning.

"My message would be to people who are planning to participate in a protest is to just take a step back for a minute, and think about if you had lost a close relative to a terrorist incident in this country," she continued.

There were "strong" powers to defend the freedom to protest, she stated, but they could be superseded on the recommendation of the law enforcement.

"I can follow guidance from the police, if they were to tell me there was an insufficient resources to handle and to oversee the protests, then there are powers that are accessible," she explained.

Jewish community representatives express concerns

The UK's Chief Rabbi commented that many members of the Jewish community asked why protests in solidarity of Palestinian causes had been authorized to take place.

The movement was banned as a prohibited organization in the summer. At multiple protests following the ban, hundreds have been arrested for expressing solidarity for the group, which has won approval to contest the proscription.

"Some of them include outright anti-Jewish sentiment, clear support for the militant group. Not every single person, however there is so much of such content, which undoubtedly represents harmful to many within our community," the chief rabbi remarked.

"There's no distinction between the words on our public spaces, the conduct of individuals in this way, and what ultimately follows, which was the recent violent act."

Additionally, he called on the government "once more", to "take control on these demonstrations, they are risky."