Pro-Palestine protesters take over London King's Cross Station unfurling HUGE flag as demonstrations continue to cause chaos

They claimed to have "shut down" the busy station.

A National Rail spokesman said: “We are working closely with our colleagues at the British Transport Police to ensure the safety of our customers and to keep the railway running this evening.

"Trains are not currently affected but passengers are advised to check before they travel.”

The protesters chanted: "There is only one solution, this is our revolution."

A handful of police officers were present at the scene.

It follows a day of widespread protest across London and other major cities on the anniversary of the October 7 attack on Israel by Hamas.

Students gathered at campuses across the UK to protest against Israel's ongoing war in Gaza, which they claim is a "genocide" against Palestinians.

One student demonstrator said it would be "immoral" not to protest on October 7, adding that they rejected Sir Keir Starmer's plea to suspend protesting today, arguing: "the destruction of Gaza continues."

Tommy Roberts, 20, a student at UCL, told The Telegraph: "It would be immoral to select a day off for us. We are doing this in defiance of the decades long occupation of Palestine which only escalated on October 7.

"I condemn every killing of every civilian, including those killed in Israel on Oct 7...I don’t think Keir Starmer is in a position to put conditions on protest movements. He lacks legitimacy [...] whether you’re left right or centre nobody really likes Keir Starmer.

"He remains complicit in this genocide. If anyone should be ashamed it is Keir Starmer."

President of the School of Oriental and African Studies (Soas) Palestine society Haya Adam who was expelled from the university in August after a harassment claim, said she thought the day "went brilliantly."

She told The Times: "The British government is funding the genocide in Gaza. They’re renewing arms licences.

"Anyone with any ounce of humanity should be out on the streets because it is two years, I repeat again, two years of genocide."

Addressing the crowd, Ms Adam said: "Keir Starmer has urged students not to protest today but we are here today.

"We have successfully marched all the way from KCL to Soas...We will not be intimidated by the state or afraid of their oppression."

Mark Etkind, a retiree in his early 60s from London, wore a sign around his neck saying he was the son of a Holocaust survivor and opposed what he called genocide in Gaza. He said a call by Starmer for students not to protest was "outrageous".

"I have always opposed genocide," he told reporters. "Of course, I support students here who are actively opposing genocide."

But Emily Schrader, a 34-year-old Israeli journalist who was visiting London, called it "utterly disgraceful".

"I think that there are much better ways to support Palestinians than engaging in an activity like this that is so hurtful, so deeply offensive, and that emboldens radicalism and terrorism, whether on campus or on the ground in Israel."

An Edinburgh University staff member taking part in a pro-Palestinian demonstration has described those calling for the protest not to take place as “hypocrites”.

Sara Al Disi, 32, said: "We are protesting the violence that’s actually been enacted on the Palestinian people.

"The (Manchester) synagogue attack, it’s a very horrific thing, and it’s actually very scandalous that the media and the politicians are using it to suppress pro-Palestine activism, because it’s not the same thing.

"They’re trying to equate antisemitism and anti-Zionism. And I think a lot of people just don’t believe that any more. It does not wash."

She added: "I think we should protest today, especially because they’re trying to make it so that (we can’t protest) on that day – and to say that actually they’re hypocrites."