Two planes at an RAF base in Oxfordshire were damaged activists, who say the aircraft are used to commit genocide in Palestine.
Palestine Action said they broke into RAF Brize Norton and damaged two RAF Voyager aircraft.
They claim the planes depart daily to Akrotiri in Cyprus, and ‘from there collect intelligence, refuel fighter jets and transport weapons to commit genocide in Gaza’.
The activists said rode up to the planes on electric scooters and used “repurposed fire extinguishers to spray red paint into the turbine engines of two Airbus Voyagers”.
The group, who said the red paint symbolised Palestinian blood, claimed they also used crowbars to cause further damage.
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In a statement, they said: A Palestine Action spokesperson has stated: ‘Despite publicly condemning the Israeli government, Britain continues to send military cargo, fly spy planes over Gaza and refuel US/Israeli fighter jets. Britain isn’t just complicit, it’s an active participant in the Gaza genocide and war crimes across the Middle East.
‘By decommissioning two military planes, Palestine Action have directly intervened in the genocide and prevented crimes against the Palestinian people.’
According to the UK Defence Journal, defence sources said this was ‘inaccurate’ and that RAF Voyagers based at Brize Norton are primarily used to support Operation Shader, the UK’s ongoing mission against Daesh in Iraq and Syria.
They said the aircrafts were not used to support Israeli operations.
In October 2023, Palestine Action sprayed the BBC’s head quarters in London with red paint over what it said was biased coverage in favour of Israel.
Palestine Action said they managed to carry out the damage without being detected.
The Ministry of Defence has been contacted for comment.
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