A British pro-Palestinian Arab activist, Charlotte Head, admitted in court that she and other members of Palestine Action intended to cause significant property damage during a raid on the Israeli defense firm Elbit Systems UK in Bristol. Head, along with five others, faces charges including aggravated burglary, violent disorder, and criminal damage, with one defendant also accused of seriously injuring a police officer. Head testified that while their goal was to destroy weapons, she opposed any violence against people and would not have participated if violence had been planned. The trial comes amid heightened scrutiny of Palestine Action, which was recently banned by the British government and has been linked to a series of high-profile protests and acts of vandalism targeting institutions connected to Israel.