Fans hold Palestine flags and a banner reading "Kick Israeli Racism Out of FIFA" before the England v Spain match at Wembley Stadium, London, UK on Sept. 26, 2026. (Credit: Peter Cziborra/Reuters)
UK police said they were looking into incidents of vandalism after a pro-Palestine group appeared to claim attacks on properties belonging to executives and employees at arms industry firms.
The group called "The List" claimed on a website to have been behind three attacks in recent weeks, including one on the home of someone who they said was a "key engineer" at arms contractor Leonardo.
"We are aware of an incident which targeted the property of a Leonardo employee last weekend," a company spokesperson said in a statement sent to AFP on Monday.
"We are also assisting Counter Terrorism Police with their ongoing investigation into this incident," they added.
Police Scotland confirmed officers were called on Oct. 11 to a "report of vandalism to a property and cars" in Dunfermline, north of Edinburgh, where Leonardo has a site.
A video on the group's website appears to show an individual tagging vehicles and the walls of a building with red paint.
The Sunday Times reported that The List had targeted three locations, including in Hampshire in southern England, where they reportedly slashed the tires of a car belonging to an executive at Ultra Intelligence & Communications.
The List claimed on its website to have targeted the chief operating officer of Ultra, which it accused of working with Israeli arms company Elbit.
"We were called on Saturday, Oct. 10, to a report of a criminal damage incident in Fleet," Hampshire police said in a statement quoted by the Times.
"It was reported that red paint had been thrown across the front of the house and two car tires had been damaged," the police force added.
The group also said it targeted the home of the director of technology manufacturing firm Keysight.
The Palestine Action group was proscribed as a "terrorist" organization by the UK government last year after a series of attacks targeting arms manufacturing companies, including Elbit and Leonardo.
On its website, The List said it "escalated our actions against the home addresses of some of the most highly complicit companies in the ongoing genocide of our brothers and sisters in Palestine."
"Our list of complicit actors remains long, compiled through leaks, hacking, and whistleblowers. If you work with Elbit, expect us," the group added.
Israel's war on Gaza has killed more than 74,000 people according to the territory's health ministry, with most international human rights organizations calling it a genocide.
