PRO-PALESTINE activists raided two companies today that supply parts to Israeli-owned weapons manufacturer Elbit Systems in Britain.

Palestine Action said its volunteers had “dismantled machinery and equipment” after breaking into Manchester-based arms components manufacturer Dean Group International at Irlam early on Monday morning.

Another group of volunteers “jumped security fences, shattered windows and hardware” at components supplier Ametek Airtechnology at Subury on Thames in Surrey.