Palestine Action defendants wanted to 'destroy as many weapons as possible', court told

Palestine Action defendants wanted to 'destroy as many weapons as possible', court told Submitted by Katherine Hearst on Wed, 04/22/2026 - 15:40 Jurors in London shown photos of what a defendant identified as a 'battle simulator' and quadcopter military drones An image of a quadcopter drone damaged in the raid on the Elbit Systems factory near Bristol (Supplied) Off Palestine Action defendants facing charges in connection with a raid on an Israeli -owned factory wanted to “destroy as many weapons as possible” and “shut the site down”, an English court heard on Wednesday. Defendants Charlotte Head, 29, Jordan Devlin, 31, Fatema Rajwani, 21, Zoe Rogers, 22, Samuel Corner, 23, and Leona Kamio, 30, face charges of criminal damage in connection with a break-in to a factory owned by Israeli arms manufacturer Elbit Systems near Bristol in August 2024. Corner additionally faces a charge of causing grievous bodily harm with intent for allegedly striking a police officer with a sledgehammer.