Protestors are stood outside the Thales site in Govan this morning (May 15) as they continue to call for the UK governement to stop supplying arms to Israel and an immediate ceasefire.
Pro-Palestine demonstrators have blocked the entrance of a Glasgow factory which produces parts used for Israeli drones.
Protestors are stood outside the Thales site in Govan this morning as they continue to call for the UK Government to stop supplying arms to Israel. READ MORE: Baby swan 'attacked by dog' in Glasgow park rushed to sanctuary for treatment The recent demonstration comes on the 76th anniversary of the Nakba which was the violent displacement of Palestinian people in the 1948 war which established the state of Israel.
Images from the factory shows a group holding banners which read "solidarity not complicty" and "Stop arming genocide." A Police Scotland spokesperson said: "Around 5.05am on Wednesday, 15 May, 2024 police were called to a report of a demonstration within the grounds of a business premises on Linthouse Road, Govan, Glasgow. Sign up to our daily Glasgow Live newsletter here to receive news and features direct to your inbox
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