2024 Filton Elbit Systems break-in

The 2024 Filton Elbit Systems break-in was a high-profile direct action carried out by members of the pro-Palestinian group Palestine Action on 6 August 2024 at the Elbit Systems UK facility at the Aztec West Business Park in Filton, near Bristol, England. The site is a research, development and manufacturing hub for Elbit, an Israeli military technology company. The activists drove a repurposed prison van into the compound, breached security fences, entered the facility and caused substantial damage to property and equipment; the action also involved confrontations with security personnel and police. Several activists were arrested and later charged with aggravated burglary, criminal damage, and violent disorder. One defendant is additionally charged with grievous bodily harm for allegedly striking a police officer with a sledgehammer. The break-in sparked national debate about protest tactics, the use of anti-terror laws, and the role of arms manufacturing in British domestic and foreign policy. All defendants were found not guilty of aggravated burglary.

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