The Home Secretary Yvette Cooper has said she will proscribe Palestine Action as a terror group and anyone who supports or is a member will be arrested and charged.
This comes as last Friday Palestine Action illegally entered RAF Briz Norton in Oxfordshire and vandalised two planes riding scooters.
Counter terror-police are investigating the matter and under the law change on Palestine Action anyone who is a member or supports the terror group could face 14-years in prison.
Cooper said in a written statement, “The disgraceful attack on Brize Norton in the early hours of the morning on Friday 20 June is the latest in a long history of unacceptable criminal damage committed by Palestine Action.
The UK’s defence enterprise is vital to the nation’s national security and this Government will not tolerate those that put that security at risk.”
Here’s the footage from the recent incident at RAF Brize Norton in which two Voyager aircraft were damaged by spray paint and crowbars by Palestine Action members. These aircraft, despite claims made by the group, aren’t involved in Israeli operations. pic.twitter.com/7OnnedZBoV
— UK Defence Journal (@UKDefJournal) June 20, 2025
On Friday two activists climbed a simple 6ft wooden fence and used electric scooters to spray red paint on the two RAF Voyager aircraft, to symbolise Palestinian blood.
The RAF has been conducting surveillance and support missions on operations in Gaza and the Middle East and Palestine Action said the attack was in response to the British government supplying Israel with weapons.
Palestine Action said in a statement, “By decommissioning two military planes, Palestine Action have directly intervened in the genocide and prevented crimes against the Palestinian people.”
Shadow Armed Forces Minister, Mark Francois said, “After the recent tragic loss of the Air India 787, any attempt to interfere with the engines of a large aircraft, particularly one which might ferry troops and their families, or be involved in vital air-to-air refuelling missions, is totally reprehensible.
“There are also serious questions for the MoD to answer about how ‘protesters’ – who might even have turned out to be armed terrorists – were able to gain access to what is supposed to be a secure RAF airbase.”
An RAF source familiar with current deployments said, “This attack was utterly pointless. The aircraft targeted are not used in support of Israeli forces.
“The UK operates independently and Israel has no requirement for British tankers — they operate their own fleet.
“The claims made by the group show a complete misunderstanding of how RAF operations work.”
A Ministry of Defence Spokesperson said,“We strongly condemn this vandalism of Royal Air Force assets. We are working closely with the police who are investigating. Our Armed Forces represent the very best of Britain. They put their lives on the line for us, and their display of duty, dedication and selfless personal sacrifice are an inspiration to us all. It is our responsibility to support those who defend us.”
