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Britain's Home Secretary voiced disappointment that pro-Palestinian protests continued on Thursday evening after the terror attack that claimed two lives outside a Jewish place of worship in Manchester.

The top security official additionally called on protesters to "step back" from plans to hold protests in the days ahead.

"I do think that carrying on in this fashion appears un-British, it seems inappropriate," the minister commented about protests scheduled for this week.

Demonstrators in downtown London demonstrating against the Israel's naval forces halting a aid convoy carrying aid to Gaza confronted with police officers outside Downing Street on Thursday night.

Substantial groups displaying Palestinian flags and placards could be observed on Whitehall into the night.

The police force stated that 40 people had been arrested. A half-dozen of those arrested were charged with attacks against police officers.

"It's essential to establish separation between what is happening in the Middle East and what is happening at home," the minister stated during a morning news program on Friday.

"I would advise to individuals who are planning to go on a protest is to reconsider briefly for a moment, and imagine if you had suffered the loss of a family member to a terror attack in this nation," she continued.

There were "robust" powers to safeguard the right to demonstrate, she noted, but they could be overridden on the recommendation of the police.

"I can take my lead from the law enforcement, if they were to advise me there was an insufficient resources to handle and to police the protests, then there are powers that are accessible," she explained.

Jewish community leaders express concerns

Britain's Chief Rabbi stated that many people of the Jewish population wondered why marches in solidarity of Palestinian advocacy groups had been authorized to take place.

The group was proscribed as a terrorist organisation in the summer. At various demonstrations following the ban, hundreds have been detained for expressing solidarity for the group, which has won authorization to contest the proscription.

"Some of them feature blatant antisemitism, direct backing for Hamas. Not everyone involved, however there is so much of these elements, which certainly is dangerous to many within our society," the religious leader stated.

"It's impossible to disconnect the rhetoric on our streets, the conduct of people in this way, and what subsequently occurs, which was Thursday's terror incident."

Additionally, he called on the administration "repeatedly", to "assert authority on these demonstrations, they are harmful."