Zuhrah, who was first detained in late 2024, is among a collective of defendants known as the “Filton 24”. They are alleged to have raided an Elbit Systems UK factory in Filton, near Bristol, on August 6, 2024 – an incident that was claimed by Palestine Action.

The direct action group’s stated objective is to counter Israeli war crimes – and what it says is British complicity in them – by targeting weapons manufacturers and associated companies. Its main target is Elbit Systems, Israel’s largest weapons manufacturer, which has several UK sites.

“The officers arresting Qesser at home [on Monday] covered their faces to avoid accountability in the same way ICE agents have been seen doing in violent raids in the US,” said campaigners supporting the Filton 24.

Fascism all the way down.