Pro-Palestinian activists recorded themselves as they broke into the factory of the Instro Precision company in the UK early this morning, while vandalizing equipment and breaking doors. The company is a subsidy of “Elbit Britannia”, which belongs to the Israeli defense company Elbit. The British company has become the target of protests in recent months by a coalition of pro-Palestinian organizations and labor organizations. In recent months, hundreds of protesters have blocked the way to the factory, which produces sights and parts for small arms, claiming that it is taking part in the “genocide” in Gaza.
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A video of the break-in to the factory and the destruction of the equipment was published on social networks, and the British police reported that they had made seven arrests related to the operation.
BREAKING: Actionists cut through 3 security fences to get inside Elbit’s ‘highly secure’ compound and break into Kent’s Israeli weapons factory.
Once inside, they begun dismantling machinery, technology and parts used to arm the Gaza genocide. pic.twitter.com/5yyQXJYbiA
– Palestine Action (@Pal_action) June 17, 2024
The operation was carried out by an organization called Palestine Action, which uses violent means to harm companies it claims are connected to Israel, and has also targeted bank branches in the past. The detainees are suspected of burglary under aggravated circumstances. They themselves published the video of the action. The activists are seen entering through a broken entrance door, chanting slogans against Israel and sabotaging the equipment in the factory. At the same time, activists of the organization tried to block the entrance to Scotiabank in London, accusing it of investing in defense companies linked to Israel.
The intruders to the factory passed three fences designed to secure it, and also spread a barbed wire fence and spikes on the road to prevent the security from thwarting the operation. Instro Precision told the BBC, which reported on the incident, that it would act “to prosecute any person or group who threatens the safety of our staff or their important work”. The factory also produces advanced sights for the British Army. “It is a matter of first-rate irresponsibility to spoil this work, especially in the current era of global instability,” a spokesman for the company told the British network.
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