Pro-Palestinian students ignore police call for postponement; October 7 London march proceeds as planned

According to Al Jazeera reports, pro-Palestinian university student groups held demonstrations on the streets of London on October 7, coinciding with the relevant anniversary.

Al Jazeera correspondents recorded the march on the ground. Marchers ignored the Metropolitan Police's earlier call to postpone the march and took to the streets as originally planned.

The original report did not disclose the specific number of participants in the march, nor did it explain the reasons for the police's request to postpone. Whether clashes or arrests occurred during the march was also not mentioned.

October 7 marks the starting point of the full-scale outbreak of the 2023 Gaza war, and each year this date has become a highly sensitive commemorative occasion. The police's request to postpone the march on this date essentially constitutes a direct intervention in the space for assembly. Whether the motivation stems from public safety, maintenance of order, or political considerations remains to be clarified.