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Palestine Action activists could face UK ‘terror’ sentences: What we know

Palestine Action activists raided a factory in Filton near Bristol in southwest England, operated by Israeli arms manufacturer Elbit

Yvette Cooper wrote Palestine Action article despite CPS warning it could affect trial

factory. After a retrial, four of the defendants [were convicted](https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/may/05/four-palestine-action-activists-convicted-of-criminal-damage?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other) last week in relation to the raid on the Elbit Systems UK site near Bristol. It can now be reported that defence

UK convicts four Palestine Action activists over break-in at Israeli firm

raid on a factory operated by Israeli defence firm Elbit, with one of the defendants found guilty of striking a police officer with a sledgehammer. London’s Woolwich Crown Court on Tuesday found Charlotte Head

Palestine Action activist who hit officer with sledge hammer ‘panicked’, court told

Palestine Action activist who struck a police officer with a sledgehammer during a protest at an Israeli-linked arms factory acted to protect a co-defendant he believed was being seriously hurt, a court