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The Home Secretary expressed regret that pro-Palestinian demonstrations continued on Thursday following the terrorist incident that took the lives of two men near a synagogue in the city of Manchester.

Britain's home secretary also urged demonstrators to "step back" from intentions to stage marches in the days ahead.

"I do think that carrying on in this fashion appears contrary to British values, it seems inappropriate," the minister commented regarding protests planned for this weekend.

Protesters in central London demonstrating against the Israeli navy intercepting 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 displaying flags of Palestine and signs could be seen on the government district throughout the night.

The Metropolitan Police announced that 40 people had been detained. A half-dozen of those detained were charged with assaults on law enforcement personnel.

"It's essential to make a distinction between events unfolding in the Middle East and situations developing at in our country," the home secretary told a breakfast show on Friday.

"I would advise to individuals who are considering to go on a demonstration is to reconsider briefly for a moment, and imagine if you had lost a close relative to a terror attack in this country," she added.

There were "strong" measures to safeguard the right to demonstrate, she mentioned, but they could be overridden on the advice of the police.

"I can take my lead from the law enforcement, if they were to advise me there was an insufficient resources to respond and to control the demonstrations, then there are authorities that are accessible," she elaborated.

Jewish community leaders voice apprehensions

Britain's senior rabbinical leader remarked that many members of the Jewish population questioned why protests in solidarity of Palestinian advocacy groups had been authorized to occur.

The organization was outlawed as a prohibited organization in the summer. At numerous protests since then, hundreds have been detained for showing support for the organization, which has secured authorization to dispute the proscription.

"A portion of them include blatant anti-Jewish sentiment, clear support for the militant group. Not everyone involved, however there is a significant amount of these elements, which clearly poses harmful to many within our community," the religious leader declared.

"It's impossible to disconnect the speech on our streets, the behavior of people in this manner, and what subsequently occurs, which was the recent terrorist attack."

Additionally, he urged the administration "yet again", to "get a grip on these demonstrations, they are dangerous."