UK trade union members on Friday blocked entrances to a British military equipment maker in south-eastern England, calling for a ceasefire in Israel’s war in Gaza. Demonstrators held banners and placards reading “no business as usual” and “taxpayers have blood on their hands” outside the gates of the BAE Systems factory, in Rochester. Organisers said that they aimed to shut down the factory “which provides components for military aircraft currently being used by Israeli forces in the bombardment of Gaza”.
