The defendants damaged equipment at Elbit’s factory in Bristol, suspecting it was supplying the Israeli military with arms used in the Gaza war A British court has convicted four members of the pro-Palestinian group Palestine Action over a 2024 raid on an Israeli-linked defense facility in Bristol, which they suspected was supplying the Israeli military with arms. The case has caused debate over the UK’s role in Israel’s campaign in Gaza, which led to widespread destruction and thousands of civilian casualties. The defendants drove a decommissioned prison van through the gates of Elbit’s Filton facility on August 6, 2024, and used sledgehammers and crowbars to destroy computers, drones, and other equipment, while clashing with security and police. The activists, who said they had acted to “save lives in Palestine,” caused an estimated £1 million ($1.36 million) in damage.…