Hundreds of thousands of British supporters of Palestine participated in a massive demonstration today, Saturday, in the capital, London, to demand an immediate end to the war against Gaza that the Israeli occupation launched four months ago.

The participants also called for the need to stop arms exports to Israel after it killed more than 27,000 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.

This major event is organized by the “Palestine Solidarity Campaign,” the “Palestinian Forum in Britain,” the “Stop the War Coalition,” the “Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament,” “Friends of Al-Aqsa,” and the “Islamic League in Britain.” These organizations united under a unified banner to support the Palestinian cause.

Pressure exerted by the London Metropolitan Police failed to convince the organizers of the demonstration not to demonstrate in front of the government headquarters, which is the usual end for all marches, as the organizers of the demonstration deliver many speeches summarizing the most important demands that prompted them to demonstrate, which are intended to send direct messages to the government headquarters.

The London Police confirmed that the pro-Palestine march in London will end near the government headquarters in Downing Street, after it had previously refused to allow the expected 300,000 demonstrators to organize a march in Whitehall.

The police took a hesitant stance towards allowing the pro-Palestinian demonstrators to participate with hundreds of thousands of demonstrators, as they may not be able to provide enough security personnel in the capital.

Just hours before the decision to approve the demonstration route, the Metropolitan Police said the "volume and frequency of marches" were causing serious disruption, and they did not support a request to extend the march to Whitehall.

Ben Jamal, director of the Palestine Solidarity Campaign, who has been negotiating with police over the marches, said the shift came at a meeting on Thursday evening.

However, a request to hold two marches to end the demonstration was rejected, including one in Trafalgar Square, as the Metropolitan Police claimed they had fewer resources than in previous march days to monitor the protests.

Jamal said he was concerned this would make the protest less safe, but that march organizers would try to control the crowds.

He explained that previous claims that police were unable to consult with “local stakeholders” such as government offices and commercial businesses about the Whitehall endpoint no longer appeared to be a factor in the Underground analysis.

He continued: "We said that people would go to Whitehall anyway, as this was the end of the previous demonstrations." He added: "They will not agree to a second phase and we have made it clear that this will increase the risks. Their justification was that they do not have the resources necessary to manage the two phases."

Jamal had claimed that the capital police yielded to government pressure to restrict the marches, which began after the start of the war in Gaza on October 7.

Deputy Assistant Commissioner Matt Ward, who is leading the police operation, said: “We respect people's right to protest, but other Londoners and visitors have rights too.”

He added: "I understand the cumulative impact of repeated protests since October on businesses, residents and those wishing to travel to the West End."

He continued: “Balancing competing rights may be difficult, but we will do so independently, impartially and always within the law.”