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Palestine campaigners block Israeli-owned arms factory
Palestine campaigners blockade an Israeli-owned Elbit factory at Shenstone in Staffordshire, October 29, 2024
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PALESTINE campaigners blockaded and closed an Israeli-owned British arms factory today.

UAV Engines at Shenstone in Staffordshire is one of five British factories owned by Israel’s biggest arms manufacturer Elbit Systems.

The factory makes engines for military drones used by Israel in its slaughter in Gaza.

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