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Cops vow to use ‘all their powers’ to stop pro-Palestine protesters from disrupting Armistice Day commemorations
Shocking photos of recent pro-Palestine protests show campaigners clashing with police
COPS have vowed to use "all their powers" to stop pro-Palestine protestors from disrupting Armistice Day commemorations.
Campaigners have set out their plans to take to the streets of London next weekend and there are fears marchers could disrupt ceremonies.
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The protestors have been out in force in recent weekends, swarming the streets of London with Palestine flags in hand.
Shocking photos appear to show them clashing with police on the capital's streets, while others have been seen being hauled off and arrested.
Met Police has now said it won't stand for such actions at Armistice Day or Remembrance Sunday ceremonies.
It's almost been a month since Hamas terrorists' surprise attack on Israel.
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The Sun yesterday published the faces of 32 innocent Israeli children who are being held in Gaza tunnels after being taken from their country.
The youngest is just nine months old.
Senior MPs are now calling for urgent action to get the children out.
In the UK, thousands have said they're planning to fill the streets in support of Palestine.
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And leaders are worried that support will clash with next weekend's commemorations.
The Met has said it will do its best to stop that happening.
It said: "We're aware of media reporting and social media commentary suggesting next weekend's remembrance events could be disrupted by protest.
"As we set out in the update below, we will do everything in our power to ensure this does not happen.
"Officers will be deployed across London on 11 and 12 November as part of a significant policing and security operation.
"We're absolutely committed to ensuring the safety and security of anyone attending commemorative events.
"We know that this year there are concerns about a demonstration by pro-Palestinian campaigners.
"The protest organisers have not indicated any plans to protest on Remembrance Sunday.
"They do intend to hold a significant demonstration on the Saturday but they are engaging with our officers and have said they are willing to avoid the Whitehall area, recognising the sensitivities around that date.
"This is a weekend with huge national significance. We will use all the powers available to us to ensure anyone intent on disrupting it will not succeed."
It comes as Hezbolla's terror chief is about to break his silence on the Gaza conflict after launching its biggest blitz on Israel yet.
The world is braced to hear whether the Iran-backed militia leader Hassan Nasrallah will declare an all-out war on its embattled neighbour.
So far, Nasrallah, 63, has remained quiet while his senior officials have repeatedly expressed they are ready and willing to join Hamas in its fight against Israel.
The Lebanon-based terror chief is expected to make his first public statement on the conflict today.
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In response, Israel this morning warned that it would "respond to every event along its northern border today and in the days to come".
A military spokesman announced: "We are on very very high alert."
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