The British police announced the arrest of a large group of far-right activists in central London, who were planning to attack participants in a march supporting Palestine.

The police said in a statement via their page on the "X" platform: "Officers arrested 82 people on Tachbrook Street in Pimlico, to prevent a breach of peace. These were members of a large group of monitored opposing demonstrators who were trying to reach the main protest site [supporting Palestine]."

The police stressed that they "will continue to take appropriate action as necessary to avoid disruptions that are likely to occur in this case."

Earlier, the police also prevented a large group of right-wing activists in a pub on Bridge Street, which is along the route of the march attended by more than 300,000 people according to police estimates.

The organizers of the pro-Palestinian protests said they gathered up to 500,000 people in the streets of London in massive marches demanding a stop to the bombing of the Gaza Strip for the fifth consecutive Saturday, but this time memorial events were held in the city center on the occasion of the "Ceasefire Anniversary" in front of the Empty Tomb Memorial in central London.

The demonstration, organized by the "Stop the War Coalition" under the slogan "The National March for Palestine," started after a two-minute silence in honor of British war dead, in front of the memorial.

Several thousand far-right activists and football fans gathered in central London this morning, responding to calls to "defend the memorial" from participants in the pro-Palestinian protests, which were joined by British labor unions and socialist parties.

The extremists tried to break through police barriers in front of the memorial, attempted to assault law enforcement officers, and chanted slogans "For England - unto death!" and "You are a disgrace to the country," but they were repelled, dispersed, and some were arrested.