The outcome of that case will define whether Palestine Action remains banned. If the ban falls, then the 700 arrested so far are free - their cases would collapse. As for the group itself, it may feel emboldened - but would know that it could still be banned again if its actions cross the terrorism laws line.

Following the 532 arrests last Saturday, Defend Our Juries has called another, bigger opposition to the Palestine Action ban.

One of the biggest mass arrests in modern British history threatens to clog the courts – but the Home Office is doubling down

Defending the group's proscription under terror law, she said the organisation was "not a non-violent organisation".

The U.K. government has proscribed the network as a terrorist group, a decision fiercely contested by the group itself.

Police have arrested 466 people in central London on Saturday for protesting the British government’s decision to ban the pro-Palestinian activist group Palestine Action under anti-terrorism laws.

London's Metropolitan Police arrested more than 365 people at a protest on Saturday (August 9) against Britain's decision to ban the group Palestine Action, the force said.

More than 500 protesters were apprehended by police in London on Saturday in one of the biggest mass arrests in the UK’s history.