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Wednesday, February 4, 2026
UK pro-Palestinian activists acquitted of 2024 aggravated burglary at Elbit factory
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Six British pro-Palestinian activists are acquitted of aggravated burglary relating to a 2024 raid on a factory operated by Israeli defense firm Elbit, with a jury unable to reach verdicts on charges of criminal damage.
Prosecutors said the six defendants, whose trial began in November, were members of the now-banned group Palestine Action, which organized the assault on the Elbit Systems UK facility in Bristol, southwest England.
The six – Charlotte Head, 29, Samuel Corner, 23, Leona Kamio, 30, Fatema Zainab Rajwani, 21, Zoe Rogers, 22, and Jordan Devlin, 31 – all denied charges of aggravated burglary, violent disorder and criminal damage.
Rajwani, Rogers and Devlin are found not guilty of violent disorder by a jury at London’s Woolwich Crown Court. The jury does not reach verdicts on the same charge against Head, Corner and Kamio after more than 36 hours of deliberation.
Corner had also denied causing grievous bodily harm with intent for hitting a female police sergeant with a sledgehammer. The jury is unable to reach a verdict on that count.
The six defendants hug in the dock and wave to supporters in the public gallery, who cheer loudly after the judge leaves the court.
The Times of Israel Community.