Twelve arrested as more than 200,000 pro-Palestine marchers walk through London to Israel embassy

Twelve people have been arrested at a pro-Palestine demonstration in central London.

The arrests were for a string of alleged offences, including inciting racial hatred, suspicion of support for a proscribed organisation in relation to a placard, and assaulting emergency workers.

But the Metropolitan Police said the "overwhelming majority" of people who took part were peaceful and acted lawfully.

Between 200,000 and 250,000 people were expected at the demonstration, according to