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People Against Genocide Smash Military Satellites on Balfour Anniversary
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People Against Genocide says a three-person team entered Ultra Intelligence & Communications’ facility in Tring, Hertfordshire, in the early hours of November 2, 2026, and dismantled military equipment, including satellites. The team was arrested after allegedly causing extensive damage. The group links Ultra I&C to UAV Tactical Systems, an Elbit Systems subsidiary, and says Ultra supplies equipment to Elbit and directly to the Israeli military. It describes the Tring site as a manufacturing facility, citing job listings and a 2024 data breach, and says a previous raid there uncovered satellites destined for Israel that prosecutors valued at £1.3 million.
The action was timed for the anniversary of the 1917 Balfour Declaration and, the group says, one year after Palestine Action prisoners began a 73-day hunger strike. PAG presents the declaration as a starting point for the displacement of Palestinians and connects it to the current war in Gaza. It says disrupting the facility was intended to save lives and challenge British support for Israel, including alleged arms shipments and surveillance flights, while condemning arrests and counterterrorism measures against pro-Palestinian activists. The Tring raid follows other PAG actions against Ultra I&C sites, including a blockade in Maidenhead, paint and graffiti at Cambridge, and a break-in at an Aberdeen location.
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