Pro-Palestinian demonstration downtown on Saturday amid heightened tension between protesters and Toronto police

A pro-Palestinian rally in downtown Toronto on Saturday afternoon drew thousands of demonstrators and led to one arrest, and comes after a week of heightened tensions between demonstrators and police.

Toronto police confirmed one person was arrested at around 4:15 p.m. for breach of peace and was unconditionally released. Video on X appears to show the person was a counterprotester who was part of a small group that appeared to confront pro-Palestinian demonstrators, as observed by the Star.