Palestine Action Activists Face Retrial Over Elbit Systems UK Raid
Analysis based on 7 articles · First reported Feb 18, 2026 · Last updated Feb 18, 2026
The retrial of Palestine Action activists against Elbit Systems UK highlights ongoing geopolitical tensions affecting defense companies. While the direct financial impact on Elbit Systems may be limited, the event could influence investor sentiment regarding companies with international ties and those operating in sensitive sectors.
Six Palestine Action activists, including Samuel Corner, Charlotte Head, Leona Kamio, Fatema Rajwani, Zoe Rogers, and JD McDonagh, will face a retrial on charges of criminal damage and violent disorder following a break-in at an Elbit Systems UK factory near Bristol on August 6, 2024. The activists were cleared of aggravated burglary, but a jury failed to reach verdicts on other charges. Samuel Corner also faces a retrial for allegedly causing grievous bodily harm to Police Sergeant Kate Evans with a sledgehammer, resulting in a fractured spine. The United Kingdom===Crown Prosecution Service confirmed its intent to pursue the retrial and dropped aggravated burglary charges against 18 other defendants involved in the raid. The trial is provisionally set for February 16 next year at United Kingdom===Woolwich Crown Court, amidst heightened security.
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