Pro-Palestine activists sentenced as terrorists over damage at Israeli arms factory in UK

world - 2026-06-12 19:56:04+00:00
Four found guilty get tougher conditions as judge says actions were ‘designed to intimidate the UK government and a section of the public’A judge has imposed lengthy custodial sentences on four Palestine Action activists who smashed up drones and other equipment at an Israeli arms manufacturer’s UK factory after ruling that there was a “terrorist connection” to their offending.Charlotte Head, 30, and Leona Kamio, 30, were each jailed for five years and Fatema Rajwani, 21, was sentenced to four years and 8 months for criminal damage in relation to a 2024 break-in at the Elbit Systems UK site in Gloucestershire.

Source: guardian-world