Palestine Action target the London-based Landlords of Kent’s Israeli weapons factory

During the early hours of Thursday 29 May, activists from Palestine Action targeted the London-based landlords of Elbit’s Instro Precision weapons factory.

The registered address of Discovery Park Ltd was covered in red paint and the front windows were shattered, to demonstrate against the company's involvement in arming the Gaza genocide. 

Instro Precision is a weapons maker owned by Elbit Systems, Israel’s biggest weapons producer. The factory, which produces targeting gear for the Israeli military to commit genocide, is based in and leased by Discovery Park Ltd. 

In 2024, according to recent FOI disclosures, Instro Precision was granted over a dozen weapons export licenses for the shipment of arms to Israel. Most of the goods exported to Israel by Instro fall under category ‘ML5b’ (target acquisition and related systems).

Instro’s products include SpectroXR imaging systems for Israel’s Skylark drones, while Elbit has boasted that thousands of the ‘XACT’ weapons sights systems manufactured by Instro have been delivered to the Israeli military and are most likely used to massacre Palestinians.

Palestine Action’s direct action campaign involves targeting all those who facilitate, enable and profit from the operations of Israel’s biggest weapons producer. This includes landlords, recruiters, investors, suppliers, lobby firms, logistics firms and more.

As a result, over a dozen companies have cut ties with Elbit to date.

A Palestine Action spokesperson said:

“Discovery Park Ltd are the landlords of a Kent-based Israeli weapons factory which is exporting targeting gear for the Israeli military to commit genocide in Gaza. As part of our commitment to the Palestinian people, we will not allow companies on our doorstep to profit from mass murder. Discovery Park must evict Elbit, or expect Palestine Action.”