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Met Police warns students taking part in October 7 pro-Palestine march that they will be arrested if they wear face coverings, break away from route and fail to disperse at 2pm

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The Met Police has issued new conditions for a pro-Palestine march scheduled in London on October 7, warning that students who wear face coverings or deviate from the prescribed route will be arrested. The demonstration is set to start at King's College London and end at University College London by 2pm. Deputy Assistant Commissioner James Harman stated that stringent conditions are necessary to minimize disruption and ensure public safety, particularly amid concerns from Jewish communities regarding hate crime.

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The Metropolitan Police expects hundreds of students to participate in pro-Palestinian marches in London on October 7, marking three years since Hamas's attack on Israel. Deputy Assistant Commissioner James Harman expressed concerns about the impact these protests might have on Jewish communities and urged demonstrators to reconsider their actions due to the significant date.

Despite police warnings not to wear face coverings or chant inflammatory slogans, some protesters ignored these instructions during a march from Lincoln's Inn Fields towards Russell Square. The rally caused traffic disruptions and was heavily policed, with officers maintaining order along the route.

Protesters chanted "From the river to the sea Palestine will be free," referring to Israel's destruction, while others carried placards that referenced both the 2023 Hamas attack on Israel and the 1948 Arab-Israeli war. The Met is actively working with universities to identify organizers from the shadowy University of London Coalition, responsible for organizing the event.

Meanwhile, critics like Mark Rose called for a complete ban on such protests due to their support for terrorist organizations and descriptions of them as celebrations of mass murder, rape, and torture. Others have pointed out that these demonstrations are part of a broader strategy by Israel's enemies to delegitimize it through organized campaigns spanning decades.

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Harman PERSON · 3× Gaza GPE · 2× Hamas ORG · 2× Holborn GPE · 2× Israel GPE · 2× Jewish NORP · 2× London GPE · 2× Palestinian NORP · 1× Pro-Palestine ORG · 1× the Metropolitan Police ORG · 1×

Narrative

The demonstration has been advertised on social media by student activists, who say they intend to 'take to the street' to 'demand an end to the Palestinian genocide'. It will come on the third anniversary of the atrocity in which Hamas militants murdered more than 1,200 civilians and took 251 hostages. Pro-Palestine protesters gather outside King's College London on October 7, 2025, the second anniversary of the Hamas attack on Nova Festival in Israel Deputy Assistant Commissioner James Harman, who leads Met Operations including public order policing, said: 'This event is being held on the third anniversary of the October 7 terrorist attack on Israel and the start of the ensuing conflict in Gaza.

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🔮 Police have warned students taking part in the October 7 pro-Palestine march that they will be arrested if they breach new conditions.

2026-10-06 · Daily Mail

Met Police warns students taking part in October 7 pro-Palestine march that they will be arrested if they wear face coverings, break away from route and fail to disperse at 2pm · assertive framing

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Police have warned students taking part in the October 7 pro-Palestine march that they will be arrested if they breach new conditions. asserted

they → warn → conditions

Demonstrators are set to march from King's College London in the Strand and end at University College London in Russell Square, Holborn, tomorrow. asserted

Demonstrators → set → Square

New rules imposed by the Metropolitan Police will require the group to gather in a specific area, Lincoln's Inn Fields, by 12.30pm and take a prescribed route to Russell Square. asserted

group → impose → Square

The rally must finish by 2pm, when protesters must disperse. asserted

protesters → finish → pm

Anyone taking part must not wear a face covering that hides their identity, with police warning anyone who breaches the conditions will face arrest. asserted

who → take → arrest

It follows calls for police to go further and seek a ban on the protest, with officers previously vowing to take a 'robust' stance on 'a day of mourning and a day of reflection'. asserted

officers → follow → reflection

event → advertise → Gaza

'This will be a day of mourning and reflection for many in London and we know the serious concerns that this event has caused Jewish communities in particular. asserted

event → know → communities

We have imposed stringent conditions on those taking part in this march. asserted

We → impose → march

These will help us manage the event and minimise serious disruption. ' asserted

us → help → disruption

Anyone who breaches these conditions or commits offences should be under no illusion they will face arrest. asserted

they → breach → arrest

We have zero tolerance for hate crime and those who chant or display placards calling for intifada or encourage unlawful extremism will be arrested. asserted

who → have → extremism

' Mr Harman previously asked the estimated 300 students planning to march to 'reflect on the impact and distress it will cause on this very significant day, and exercise your right to protest on a different date'. asserted

it → ask → date

The plans were also condemned by Jewish organisations and senior politicians. asserted

plans → condemn → organisations

Mr Harman said the march, along with another pro-Palestinian protest planned for Saturday, October 10, and possible disorder ahead of the Holborn and St Pancras by-election next week, has the potential 'to fuel further tensions' in London. asserted

march → say → London

The Met said they are 'making every effort' through universities and others to identify organisers of the shadowy University of London Coalition responsible for advertising the event. asserted

they → say → event

Mr Harman added today: 'We hear the calls for this event to be banned. asserted

event → add → calls

The police cannot ban protests and can only ask the Home Secretary to do so if the risk of serious disorder is so high that it can't be managed by conditions. asserted

it → ban → conditions

That high bar is not met here. asserted

bar → meet → ?

Students marched from King's College last year and stopped at various campuses along the way, calling for an end to genocide in Gaza ' asserted

Students → march → Gaza

Comments on social media that we banned other protests, such as a UKIP march in Tower Hamlets, are incorrect. ' asserted

we → ban → Hamlets

We have been asked whether the student march is illegal, as under Section 11 of the Public Order Act organisers must provide a name and address to police. asserted

organisers → ask → police

'While we can identify the groups involved in organising the protest from their social media posts, we have not yet identified any specific individual prepared to accept that they are the organiser of this demonstration. asserted

they → identify → demonstration

Under the law, the failure of an organiser to identify themselves does not mean that the specific legal criteria for a ban of a procession is met. asserted

criteria → identify → procession

Once we have identified the organisers, we can consider offences under Section 11. asserted

we → identify → Section

I would like to take this opportunity – again – to call on anyone intending to join this march to please reflect on the impact and distress it will cause on this very significant date, and exercise your right to protest on a different day.' asserted

it → like → day

Education Secretary Lucy Powell previously said: 'We certainly shouldn't be doing anything other than marking those attacks on October 7 with deep mourning for those who lost their lives and those who were victims of that terrible Hamas attack.' asserted

who → say → attack