A new Palestine direct action group calling itself Palestinian Martyrs for Justice staged an overnight attack on the Moog Aircraft Group facility in Wolverhampton.
Around 4 a.m. on Tuesday, members used a vehicle to smash through two gates before climbing onto the rooftop, where they remained into the morning.
One activist claimed that Moog “has continued to supply Elbit Systems Israel with the parts needed to train Israeli pilots to use F-35 and F-16 fighter Jets”.
Staffordshire Police later confirmed that four individuals had been arrested “on suspicion of criminal damage offences following an incident at an industrial unit in south Staffordshire earlier today.”
A police spokesperson said that “Significant damage was caused to a number of skylights and solar panels,” and the investigation is ongoing.
The Conservative Party’s shadow home secretary Chris Philp condemned the incident, saying: “They should be … prosecuted. Criminal damage and trespass is not (how) we settle questions in this country.”
