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Britain's Interior Minister expressed disappointment that pro-Palestinian protests continued on Thursday evening after the terror attack that claimed the lives of two men near a synagogue in the city of Manchester.

The top security official also called on demonstrators to "step back" from plans to stage protests in the days ahead.

"I do think that carrying on in this way seems un-British, it seems inappropriate," the minister commented regarding protests arranged for this weekend.

Protesters in downtown London protesting the Israel's naval forces stopping a aid convoy carrying humanitarian assistance to the Gaza Strip confronted with law enforcement near the Prime Minister's residence on Thursday evening.

Large crowds holding Palestinian flags and signs could be seen on Whitehall into the night.

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

"It's crucial to establish separation between events unfolding in the Middle Eastern region and situations developing at in our country," the home secretary stated during a television interview on Friday.

"I would advise to people who are considering to go on a demonstration is to reconsider briefly for a moment, and think about if you had suffered the loss of a close relative to a terrorist incident in this country," she added.

There were "strong" measures to safeguard the right to demonstrate, she stated, but they could be superseded on the recommendation of the police.

"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 apprehensions

The UK's senior rabbinical leader remarked that many members of the Jewish population wondered why protests in support of Palestinian causes had been authorized to proceed.

The organization was banned as a terrorist organisation in the summer. At various protests after that, hundreds have been detained for demonstrating backing for the organization, which has secured authorization to contest the proscription.

"Some of them feature outright anti-Jewish sentiment, direct backing for the militant group. Not all participants, however there is a significant amount of these elements, which undoubtedly represents harmful to many within our community," the religious leader stated.

"You cannot separate the words on our public spaces, the conduct of people in this way, and what ultimately follows, which was Thursday's terrorist attack."

He also called on the administration "once more", to "take control on these protests, they are risky."