PALESTINE rights campaigners shut down the headquarters of Elbit Systems today as part of ongoing action to prevent Israeli arms firms from operating in Britain.

Dozens of activists from Palestine Action and Rise Up for Palestine gathered outside the company’s building entrance in Bristol, with four protesters locked onto each other to block access.

Elbit Systems supplies 85 per cent of Israel’s drone and land equipment and its Bristol HQ, which is leased from Somerset Council, is the company’s main operational facility in Britain.