Police use batons as dozens arrested at Palestine Action protest

London Metropolitan Police used batons and arrested dozens of demonstrators, including elderly individuals and a military veteran, during a protest in Parliament Square. The rally called on the UK government to reverse its decision to designate the pro-Palestinian group Palestine Action as a terrorist organization. Hundreds gathered with signs reading "I support Palestine Action" before officers began carrying them to police vans. Protestors were informed they were being detained on suspicion of being a member or supporter of the proscribed group, with one veteran citing the UK's complicity in the Gaza conflict as his reason for attending.