Palestine Action activists on trial in UK over Israeli arms maker protest

Six British members of the proscribed Palestine Action group have been put on trial by UK authorities, who said the group intended to damage property belonging to Israeli weaponsmaker Elbit Systems, Al Jazeera reported on Tuesday (18)

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Prosecutors said at the trial on Tuesday that the defendants meticulously planned the assault on the arms manufacturer’s facility in southwestern England’s Bristol in early August 2024, allegedly resulting in property damage and injury to a police officer.

The six men and women were part of a team who attempted to “cause as much damage as possible and obtain information about the company”, prosecutor Deanna Heer told the court at Woolwich. They deny charges of aggravated burglary, criminal damage and violent disorder.