London's Metropolitan Police said on Saturday (August 9) it had arrested 150 people at a protest against Britain's decision to ban the group Palestine Action, adding it was making further arrests.

Officers made arrests after crowds, waving placards expressing support for the group, gathered in Parliament Square, the force said on X.

Protesters, some wearing black and white Palestinian scarves, chanted "shame on you" and "hands off Gaza," and held signs such as "I oppose genocide. I support Palestine Action," video taken by Reuters at the scene showed.

In July, British lawmakers banned Palestine Action under anti-terrorism legislation after some of its members broke into a Royal Air Force base and damaged planes in protest against Britain's support for Israel.

The ban makes it a crime to be a member of the group, carrying a maximum sentence of 14 years in prison.

The co-founder of Palestine Action, Huda Ammori, last week won a bid to bring a legal challenge against the ban.

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LONDON, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM (AUGUST 9, 2025) (Reuters - Access all)

1. VARIOUS OF PROTESTER BEING ARRESTED AT PALESTINE ACTION DEMONSTRATION

2. ARRESTED PROTESTER SHOUTING AS SHE IS LED AWAY

3. VARIOUS OF PROTESTER HOLDING PLACARD BEING ARRESTED AND PUT INTO POLICE VAN

4. POLICE ARRESTING PROTESTERS SITTING ON GROUND, HOLDING PLACARDS AND LEADING THEM AWAY

5. PROTESTERS SHOUTING (English): "Shame on you!"

6. VARIOUS OF WOMAN LYING DOWN ON GROUND BEING ARRESTED

7. ARRESTED WOMAN LYING DOWN ON GROUND

8. VARIOUS OF WOMAN BEING FRISKED

9. MAN SITTING WITH HIS EYES CLOSED DURING ARREST

10. VARIOUS OF PEOPLE HOLDING PRO-PALESTINE ACTION PLACARDS

11. VARIOUS OF PEOPLE HOLDING PRO-PALESTINE ACTION PLACARDS SITTING ON STATUES

12. MAN HOLDING PRO-PALESTINE ACTION PLACARD

13. VARIOUS OF PRO-PALESTINIAN PROTESTERS CHANTING

14. VARIOUS OF POLICE LINED UP IN PARLIAMENT SQUARE