by Bethany Rielly

SIX activists arrested earlier this week for occupying an Israeli arms factory have had their homes raided during their time in custody, which lasted 48 hours — longer than the standard 24 hours.

The six members of direct action group Palestine Action climbed onto the roof of the UAV Engines factory in Shenstone on Tuesday morning, shutting down the site for the day. 

They smashed windows, poured red paint down the walls and also sprayed the police’s cherry picker with paint. The factory is owned by Israel’s largest private arms company Elbit Systems and makes drone parts.