Pro-Palestine campaigners vandalise homes of defence company bosses linked to Israel in nighttime attacks

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Harrington, P. (2026, October 18). Pro-Palestine campaigners vandalise homes of defence company bosses linked to Israel in nighttime attacks. Daily Mail. https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16218327/Pro-Palestine-campaigners-vandalise-homes-defence-bosses-Israel.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

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Daily Mail · collected 2026-10-18 · by Patrick Harrington

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Pro-Palestine activists calling themselves "The List" have vandalized homes of executives from defense companies linked to Israel in nighttime raids. They targeted six properties, including those of Touche Ltd and an engineer at Leonardo, defacing cars and houses with slogans like "baby killers," red paint, and slashed tires. Police are investigating these incidents as criminal damage, with counterterrorism officers assisting local forces. Lord Walney, a former government adviser, criticized The List's tactics as disturbing and inexcusable.
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Pro-Palestine activists calling themselves The List have vandalized the homes and vehicles of defense company executives linked to Israeli military suppliers in a series of nighttime attacks. Police are investigating incidents where masked individuals used red paint and graffiti to target property, including slashing car tires and spray-painting slogans like "baby killers." The group claims to have targeted half a dozen homes associated with companies such as Elbit, an Israeli weapons manufacturer, and British firm Touche Ltd which made 194 arms exports to Israel from 2023 to 2024. Another target was an engineer at Leonardo, an American defense tech company that supplies laser target systems for Israel's F-35 fighter jets. Counterterrorism officers are assisting local forces in their investigation of the criminal damage.

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Patrick Harrington
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Topics

Elbit Israel List Palestine Action The List

Subjects

Elbit ORG · 4× Israel GPE · 4× List ORG · 3× Palestine Action ORG · 3× The List ORG · 3× Leonardo ORG · 2× American NORP · 1× Israeli NORP · 1× Palestine GPE · 1× Touche Ltd ORG · 1×

Narrative

A group called The List published images of masked activists vandalising houses and cars They have sprayed property with red paint and scrawled slogans onto surfaces The activists told anyone working for such companies they should 'quit your job, or risk a visit from The List'.
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Claims (24 extracted, 3 hedged)

Pro-Palestine activists have attacked the family homes of defence firm executives in a string of night-time raids. asserted
activists → attack → raids
Police are investigating after a group called The List published images of hooded individuals vandalising cars and property belonging to figures they accuse of aiding Israel's military. asserted
they → investigate → military
In one instance, vandals slashed a female executive's car tyres and hurled red paint across the front of her house. asserted
vandals → slash → house
At another property, they spray-painted the phrase 'baby killers' across a garage. asserted
they → paint → garage
Counterterrorism officers are understood to be helping local forces with their investigations where criminal damage has occurred. asserted
damage → understand → investigations
The group claims to have targeted half a dozen homes owned by figures who work for several defence firms - including Israeli weapons giant Elbit. uncertain
who → claim → Elbit
In one case, the group said it targeted investors who lease land to Elbit. asserted
who → say → Elbit
The owners of Touche Ltd, which reportedly made 194 arms exports to Israel from 2023 to 2024, received a visit. uncertain
which → make → visit
An engineer working for Leonardo, an American defence tech firm that makes laser target systems for Israel's fleet of F-35 fighter jets, had red paint spurted over two cars on their driveway. asserted
paint → work → driveway
A group called The List published images of masked activists vandalising houses and cars They have sprayed property with red paint and scrawled slogans onto surfaces The activists told anyone working for such companies they should 'quit your job, or risk a visit from The List'. asserted
they → call → List
It said: 'Our list is long, and you know who you are. asserted
you → say → ?
'Through research, hacking, whistleblowers and leaks we have built up an extensive bank of addresses and personal information of those who’s lives are dedicated to the genocide of the Palestinian people.' asserted
lives → build → people
Lord Walney, a former adviser to the government on political violence and disruption, condemned The List's new strategy as 'disturbing and inexcusable'. asserted
Walney → condemn → strategy
He told The Times: 'The List is a sinister escalation of Palestine Action’s playbook who themselves have targeted individuals working with Elbit in the past. ' asserted
who → tell → past
Ministers should be ready to move swiftly against this group as a Palestine Action spin-off and must not buckle to the activists claiming the group’s strategy of criminal direct action and violence is just harmless protest.' asserted
strategy → move → action
Leonardo told the Times: 'The safety and wellbeing of our employees is an absolute priority and we are providing support to the individual affected. ' asserted
we → tell → individual
We are also assisting counterterrorism police with their ongoing investigation.' asserted
We → assist → investigation
The List says it is targeting people linked with defence firms it believes aid Israel's military Counter-terror police are helping local forces with their investigations asserted
police → say → investigations
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary said: 'We were called on Saturday, October 10, to a report of a criminal damage incident in Fleet. asserted
We → say → Fleet
It was reported that red paint had been thrown across the front of the house and two car tyres had been damaged at around 3.30am. asserted
tyres → report → 3.30am
Our inquiries remain ongoing.' asserted
inquiries → remain → ?
It is unclear whether The List is affiliated with Palestine Action, the activist group last year proscribed by the Home Office as a terrorist organisation. uncertain
List → affiliate → organisation
The designation came after members broke into RAF Brize Norton in Oxfordshire and defaced two aircraft with red paint. asserted
members → come → paint
Palestine Action also raided an Elbit factory near Bristol in August 2024. asserted
Action → raid → August
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