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Ten arrests as opposing Israel-Palestine protests held in central London

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Ten arrests have been made amid allegations of threats to kill and the burning of an Israeli flag in central London as opposing groups staged demonstrations over Israel and Palestine, after new powers to prevent “disruptive” protests came into force.

Around 1,000 people assembled outside the Home Office on Marsham Street on Friday afternoon for the annual pro-Palestine Al Quds Day march – which went to Downing Street while passing a significant counter-protest on Parliament Square.

It comes amid a rise in tensions after Israel , killing seven people including three Britons working with the World Central Kitchen charity to deliver food packages to people starving

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