Drone Factory Stormed by Pro-Palestinian Protesters

A pro-Palestinian group breached the gates of a factory in England it says manufactures drones for the Israeli military, telling Newsweek it was spurred to do so following the fatal blast at the Al-Ahli Hospital in Gaza.

Palestine Action shared images on social media on Wednesday of the protest at the UAV Tactical Systems factory (U-TacS) in Leicester, Leicestershire. It is a subsidiary of Israeli defense electronics company Elbit Systems and French multinational firm Thales.

The site has long been at the scene of protests by the group that it claims makes drones for the Israeli military. A spokesperson for the firm told Newsweek in a statement, “to be absolutely clear, U-TacS does not supply the Israeli military or Israeli Ministry of Defense. Any claims to the contrary are completely false.”

One video Palestine Action posted to X, formerly Twitter, on Wednesday, shows two people holding the Palestinian flag on top of a van surrounded by red paint, smashed glass, smoke and a police car arriving at the scene.

Read more: Newsweek