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\nUK police on Wednesday said that 40 people had been arrested and three officers injured after protesters refused to disperse following a demonstration in London over Israel\u2019s latest offensive in Gaza.
\nThe British capital\u2019s Metropolitan Police Service said the individuals were arrested late on Tuesday for offenses including breaching public order conditions, obstructing roads and assaulting emergency workers.
\nIt said two officers sustained minor injuries after being assaulted while a third, who was struck by a bottle thrown from within the crowd, suffered a \u201cserious facial injury.\u201d
\nThe Met, as the force is widely known, said an investigation was under way to identify who threw the bottle.
\nPolice had approved plans for the early evening protest \u2014 organized by a coalition including the Palestine Solidarity Campaign \u2014 outside the gates of Downing Street in central London. But it imposed conditions including that the rally end by 8:00pm.
\nUp to 10,000 people attended, and the \u201cvast majority\u201d had left by the required time, but a group of around 500 remained to continue protesting, according to police.
\n\u201cOfficers engaged extensively before making a number of arrests for failing to comply with conditions,\u201d the Met said in a statement.
\n\u201cAs they moved in, some in the crowd resisted physically requiring officers to use force to extract those who had been arrested.\u201d
\nFurther arrests followed later in the evening after the remaining demonstrators launched a breakaway march and were eventually corralled outside a train station, the Met said.
\nIsrael\u2019s renewed military operations in Gaza, concentrated on Rafah, have sparked fresh protests in London and other cities around the world.
\nThe British capital has seen frequent marches protesting Israel\u2019s response to the deadly Hamas attack on its territory on October 7, stoking controversy and political debate over how they should be policed.
\nThey have passed off largely peacefully, but police have made arrests at many for various offenses, including anti-Semitic chanting and banners, promoting a proscribed organization and assaults.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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