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Activists target three weapons factories to prevent arms to Israel
Palestine Action activists and supporters blockade both entrances to the Israeli owned Elbit weapons factory in Kent, October 26, 2023 [Palestine Action]

PALESTINIAN rights campaigners targeted three weapons factories in Britain today to disrupt their production of arms for Israel’s Gaza massacre.

The simultaneous actions saw more than 100 people, including trade unionists, descend on the Instro Precision factory in Sandwich, Kent, blocking both entrances.

Protesters carried banners reading: “Workers for a free Palestine” and “UK, stop arming Israel.”

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