Anti-Israel Activists in UK Found Not Guilty of Burglary Over Raid at Israeli Firm Elbit

Protesters from “Palestine Action” demonstrate on the roof of Guardtech Group in Brandon, Suffolk, Britain, July 1, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Chris Radburn

Six British anti-Israel activists were acquitted of aggravated burglary over a 2024 raid on Israeli defense firm Elbit‘s factory on Wednesday, with a jury returning no guilty verdicts at all in a blow for prosecutors.

The six were members of the now-banned group Palestine Action, which organized a meticulously planned assault on the Elbit Systems UK facility in Bristol...