Defense for Children International-Palestine announces closure, citing Israeli restrictions, while Israel has long designated the group as linked to the PFLP.
In a social media statement, Scotland Yard said it will investigate the case, acknowledging "the concern footage and chanting like this causes, particularly with London’s Jewish communities."
Al Quds Day rallies spark controversy as protesters support Hamas, Hezbollah, and the IRGC. Despite bans in several countries, rallies continue with strong police presence.
The designation was taken pursuant to the counterterrorism sanctions authority, Executive Order 13224. Hamas has been designated in the US since October 31, 2001.
The organization said the decision came in response to what it described as a growing wave of antisemitic violence and terror targeting Jewish communities worldwide.
A total of eight incidents at synagogues across the globe including in Liège, Belgium, Toronto and Oslo and Trondheim in Norway.
"True leadership requires saying clearly and without caveat that denying the suffering of victims is wrong. Not redirecting to privacy. Not managing the optics."
