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A UK jury has refused to convict a group of pro-Palestine activists prosecuted for helping organise a raid on an Elbit arms factory. “That is a massive win — and it belongs to the defendants, not to the system that put them through 18 months of pre-trial detention and kept a terrorism designation hidden in reserve throughout,” Anas Mustapha, Head of Public Advocacy at CAGE, said. “The latest accused were not even at the Filton site on the night of the action. As a result, a charge of ‘joint enterprise’ was engineered, alleging that they assisted or encouraged the action at Elbit Systems’ Filton weapons factory on August 6, 2026, which led to the destruction of 40 Israeli weapons, including quadcopter drones,” the statement added. Before it was proscribed, Palestine Action had increasingly targeted Israel-linked defence companies, or firms with links to them, through “direct action”, often blocking entrances or spraying red paint, particularly at Elbit Systems facilities. The group was banned shortly after a break-in at the Royal Air Force’s Brize Norton base in June 2025, during which activists damaged two military aircraft. Roughly 3,000 people have since been arrested for holding signs in support of Palestine Action.