British activists shut down Israeli drone factory

British protesters targeting a factory suspected of making drones exported to Israel said they had shut it down this morning.

The London Palestine Action group tweeted pictures showing activists lying in the road outside the UAV Engines plant at Shenstone, near Lichfield.

Campaigners draped a banner saying: “This factory is closed” on the site’s gates.

The same factory was occupied in a two-day protest last August.

It was targeted again to mark the first anniversary of Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza.

UAV is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Israeli biggest arms company Elbit Systems - over £100,000.