Jury refuses to convict seven Palestine Action defendants over Elbit raid

Jury refuses to convict seven Palestine Action defendants over Elbit raid Submitted by Katherine Hearst on Tue, 08/18/2026 - 10:18 Jurors discharged at Old Bailey after being unable to reach verdicts on charges connected to raid on Elbit Systems factory after over 35 hours of deliberations The defendants from left to right: Ian Sanders, Aleksandra Herbich, William Plastow, Hannah Davidson, Teuta Hoxha, Julija Brigadirova, and Madeleine Norman outside the Old Bailey, July 2026 (Supplied) Off Jurors at a London court were discharged after being unable to reach verdicts for seven Palestine Action defendants accused of coordinating a raid on an Israeli-owned arms factory. One person who could not be named for legal reasons was convicted by a majority of 9-1 of criminal damage in relation to the incident. The defendants- Hannah Davidson, 53, Ian Sanders, 47, Aleksandra Herbich, 41, Teuta Hoxha, 30, William Plastow, 35, Julija Brigadirova, 33, Sean Middlebrough, 33, and Madeleine Norman, 31- were accused of criminal damage and violent disorder in connection with a break-in to an Elbit Systems factory in Filton, near Bristol in August 2024.