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The Home Secretary conveyed disappointment that Palestinian-supporting protests proceeded on Thursday evening following the terrorist incident that claimed the lives of two men outside a Jewish place of worship in the city of Manchester.

Britain's home secretary also called on protesters to "step back" from plans to stage protests in the coming days.

"I do think that carrying on in this way appears un-British, it feels wrong," the minister commented about protests scheduled for this weekend.

Demonstrators in downtown London demonstrating against the Israeli navy halting a aid convoy carrying humanitarian assistance to the Gaza Strip had confrontations with police officers near the Prime Minister's residence on Thursday night.

Substantial groups carrying flags of Palestine and banners could be observed on the government district into the evening.

The police force announced that fourty individuals had been detained. Six of those apprehended were arrested for assaults on police officers.

"It is important to establish separation between what is happening in the Middle Eastern region and what is happening at home," the home secretary stated during a breakfast show on Friday.

"My message would be to people who are planning to go on a protest is to just take a step back for a short while, and consider if you had suffered the loss of a family member to a terror attack in this nation," she continued.

There were "strong" authorities to defend the freedom to demonstrate, she stated, but they could be set aside on the recommendation of the law enforcement.

"I can follow guidance from the law enforcement, if they were to tell me there was an insufficient resources to handle and to police the protests, then there are legal measures that are available," she clarified.

Community representatives express concerns

The UK's senior rabbinical leader stated that many members of the Jewish population questioned why marches in solidarity of Palestinian causes had been authorized to occur.

The organization was banned as a prohibited organization in the summer. At numerous demonstrations following the ban, hundreds have been taken into custody for demonstrating backing for the group, which has obtained approval to dispute the proscription.

"A portion of them include explicit anti-Jewish sentiment, clear support for the militant group. Not everyone involved, however there is a significant amount of this, which certainly is dangerous to many within our community," the religious leader stated.

"It's impossible to disconnect the words on our streets, the behavior of people in this way, and what ultimately follows, which was the recent violent act."

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