Demonstrators protest in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in London, Britain, October 21, 2023.
"I do believe if the groups come together, there will be serious disorder," said Deputy Assistant Commissioner Laurence Taylor, the officer in charge.
"The policing operation this weekend is huge," he told reporters, saying it would be "challenging and tense".
There has been strong support and sympathy for Israel from Western governments, including Britain's, and many citizens over the Hamas attacks.
But the Israeli response has also prompted anger, with weekly protests in London demanding a ceasefire.
Persons:
Hannah McKay, Rishi Sunak, Laurence Taylor, Ben Jamal, Suella Braverman, Sunak, Stephen Yaxley, Lennon, Tommy Robinson, Taylor, I've, Michael Holden, Ed Osmond
Organizations:
Hamas, REUTERS, Police, Palestine Solidarity, U.S, Reuters, PSC, English Defence League, Thomson
Locations:
Gaza, Israel, Palestinian, London, Britain, Palestine, Western, Sunak's