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Students plan pro-Palestine march in London on October 7

London, England, United Kingdom · Oct 7, 2026

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SOONAnnounced for Oct 7. Not started yet.

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Summary in three lines

Why they are protesting
Students plan to march on the third anniversary of the October 7 attacks to protest the impact on Palestinians.
What they want
Organizers urged people to demand an end to the "Palestinian genocide."
What changed
Oct 6: Metropolitan Police confirmed the march would proceed despite concerns and imposed strict conditions.
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What protesters want

  • End the Palestinian genocide

Organised by: University of London Coalition

What authorities say

The Metropolitan Police confirmed the march would proceed, stating they lacked the legal threshold to ban it. They imposed strict conditions, including a specific route, assembly and dispersal times, and a ban on face coverings. Police also warned of arrests for breaches of conditions or for hate crime and unlawful extremism.123

The numbers

Only figures a source states, with who said it. Estimates often differ.

Crowd
1,000s
Thousands of students are expected to participate2

The full story

Students are planning a pro-Palestine march in central London on October 7, the third anniversary of the Hamas attacks on Israel. The University of London Coalition, identified as an organizing group, called for participants to demand an end to the "Palestinian genocide." The Metropolitan Police confirmed the march would go ahead, stating they could not legally ban it, but imposed strict conditions. These conditions include a specific assembly time and route, a 2pm dispersal time, and a ban on face coverings. Police also warned of arrests for chants or placards supporting proscribed organizations or encouraging unlawful extremism.

Timeline

  1. Police stated they had difficulty identifying a formal organizer for the march.13

  2. Deputy Assistant Commissioner James Harman urged protesters to consider the impact on Jewish communities and protest on a different day.12

  3. Face coverings intended to conceal identities were prohibited, and police warned that breaches or calls for "intifada" could lead to arrests.123

  4. Police imposed strict conditions on the march, including a specific route from Lincoln’s Inn Fields to Russell Square, assembly by 12:30pm, and dispersal by 2pm.123

  5. The Metropolitan Police confirmed the student march would proceed on October 7, despite calls for it to be banned due to its timing on the anniversary of the Hamas attacks.123

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