{
  "id": 2025393,
  "title": "Jury refuses to convict seven Palestine Action defendants over Elbit raid",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/jury-refuses-to-convict-seven-palestine-action-defendants-over-elbit-2025393",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-19T22:15:17.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Middle East Eye",
    "slug": "middle-east-eye",
    "url": "https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/jury-refuses-convict-seven-palestine-action-defendants-over-elbit-raid"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A jury in London was unable to reach verdicts for seven defendants from the Palestine Action group in connection with a raid on an Israeli-owned arms factory. The defendants, whose names cannot be disclosed for legal reasons, were accused of criminal damage and violent disorder following a break-in at the Elbit Systems facility in Filton, near Bristol in August 2024. Despite an eight-week trial and 37 hours of deliberation at the Old Bailey, the jurors were unable to reach a verdict for six of the seven defendants. One defendant was convicted of criminal damage by a 9-1 majority. The remaining defendants may face a retrial.",
  "summary": "Jury refuses to convict seven Palestine Action defendants over Elbit raid Jurors at a London court were discharged after being unable to reach verdicts for seven Palestine Action defendants accused of coordinating a raid on an Israeli-owned arms factory. One person who could not be named for legal reasons was convicted by a majority of 9-1 of criminal damage in relation to the incident. The…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Middle East Eye",
        "title": "Jury refuses to convict seven Palestine Action defendants over Elbit raid",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/jury-refuses-to-convict-seven-palestine-action-defendants-over-elbit",
        "published": "2026-08-19T12:15:41.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "RTE News",
        "title": "Single guilty verdict after Palestine Action trial in UK",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/single-guilty-verdict-after-palestine-action-trial-in-uk",
        "published": "2026-08-19T16:38:59.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}