Israeli weapons technology firm Elbit Systems has unexpectedly shut down its branch in Bristol, England, following repeated vandalism by the U.K.-designated terrorist group Palestine Action.
Elbit opened the manufacturing and development facility in July 2023. The company’s lease was not due to expire until 2029, The Guardian reported on Saturday.
Earlier this week, the Guardian paid a visit to the site in the Aztec West business park on the outskirts of the city where the M5 and M4 meet, reporting it was deserted.
Apart from a security guard stationed outside the premises, the Elbit Systems site was completely vacant, the report read.
Elbit Systems U.K. Limited is a subsidiary of Haifa-based Elbit Systems, the primary provider of the IDF’s land-based equipment and unmanned aeria