Over 500 Arrested in London Pro-Palestinian Protest
London's Metropolitan Police arrested 523 people during a large sit-down protest in Trafalgar Square opposing the UK government's terrorist designation of the Palestine Action group [30, 34]. Protesters held signs supporting the group despite police warnings of mass arrests and a previous High Court ruling that deemed the government ban unlawful [31, 34].
Date: April 11, 2026
Location: Western Europe, United Kingdom
Conflict: Israel-Hamas War
Category: protest
Severity: MEDIUM
Source: Al Jazeera