Around 1,700 police on London streets for major pro-Palestine protest

Hundreds of police officers are on duty as a huge crowd of activists descended on the capital for a pro-Palestine march on Saturday afternoon.

Hundreds of thousands of protesters gathered at Bank Junction at midday as part of a global day of action for Palestine involving 30 countries, the Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC) said.

The seventh National March for Palestine will also feature an appearance by Little Amal, a giant puppet of a Syrian child refugee, which will join a group of Palestinian children.