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Activist on Trial for Elbit Systems Factory Break-In

1/8/2026

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Charlotte Head, a Palestine Action activist, is on trial for violent disorder after a break-in at an Elbit Systems factory in the UK on August 6, 2024.
Head and five others are charged with aggravated burglary and criminal damage.
Head denies using sledgehammers as weapons.
During the trial, Head stated she was committed to activism and did not want to regret not taking action.

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Story summary

Charlotte Head, a Palestine Action activist, is on trial for violent disorder after a break-in at an Elbit Systems factory in the UK on August 6, 2024.
Head and five others are charged with aggravated burglary and criminal damage.
Head denies using sledgehammers as weapons.
During the trial, Head stated she was committed to activism and did not want to regret not taking action.