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Palestine Action UK activists occupy the roof of The Good Packing Company, a client of Elbit Systems, August 8, 2022. (Photo: Palestine Action website)

Israel controls by detention and drone, a colonial inheritance passed down from Britain. Today, Palestine Action is committed to shutting it down by taking on Elbit Systems in the UK as Israel’s largest private weapons manufacturer.

An Israeli drone is seen over Gaza city on Oct. 31, 2011. (Photo: Majdi Fathi/APA Images)

“Israel never misses a chance to ruin Gaza’s mornings.” Israeli drones are an ever present part of life in Gaza, and serve as a trigger for painful memories of war.

UK based Pro-Palestinian activists group "Palestine Action" seized control of the Leicester based factory of Elbit subsidiary UAV Tactical Systems on Wednesday, May 19, 2021. Activists say that "the occupation is aiming to be as disruptive as possible; these activists are determined to prevent Elbit from resuming its business of bloodshed." (Photo by Vudi Xhymshiti)

Activists in the United Kingdom have been occupying a drone factory in Leicester for the last six days. The Elbit Systems factory produces weapons that have been used by Israel to attack Gaza. “We’re taking direct action because the UK is complicit in the colonization and ongoing occupation of Palestine,” an activist with the group Palestine Action explained.

Israeli forces dropped leaflets by drones on the Gaza Strip Thursday, warning residents “not to get close to the border or try to attack Israelis”. The leaflets said, “Residents of the Gaza Strip! Greetings, and may Ramadan bring you blessings,” the leaflets said. “A wise man considers the results of his actions in advance and chooses the action whose benefits outweigh the costs…