{"id":2449876,"date":"2025-06-20T14:16:02","date_gmt":"2025-06-20T18:16:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/uk-air-force-base-infiltrated-by-palestinian-protesters\/"},"modified":"2025-06-20T14:18:09","modified_gmt":"2025-06-20T18:18:09","slug":"uk-air-force-base-infiltrated-by-palestinian-protesters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/uk-air-force-base-infiltrated-by-palestinian-protesters\/","title":{"rendered":"UK air force base infiltrated by Palestinian protesters"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fuk-air-force-base-infiltrated-by-palestinian-protesters%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2449876&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The British government is investigating an incident in which pro-Palestinian activists infiltrated the royal Air Force base at Brize Norton, resulting in damage to aircraft. The activist group Palestine Action claimed responsibility, sharing videos that showed their members spray painting the runway and aircraft components. Thay justified their actions by citing the UKS military operations supporting Israel in Gaza. Prime Minister Keir Starmer condemned the vandalism as a disgraceful act against the British Armed Forces, while defence Secretary John Healey expressed concern over security lapses and ordered a review of military site security. Investigations by local authorities, counterterrorism police, and the Ministry of Defense are ongoing to identify and apprehend those involved. The UK has recently increased sanctions against Israeli officials in response to their government&#8217;s actions in Gaza and the West Bank.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">British Air Force base infiltrated by Palestinian protesters in disturbing security lapse<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2137669\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/united-kingdom\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">British government<\/a> is launching an investigation into <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/palestinian\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">pro-Palestinian protesters<\/a> who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cuban-refugee-warns-americans-have-already-swallowed-communisms-poison-pill\/\" title=\"Cuban Refugee Warns Americans Have Already \u2018Swallowed\u2019 Communism\u2019s \u2018Poison Pill\u2019\">successfully infiltrated<\/a> a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hispanic-caucus-takes-aim-at-african-american-veterans-service-on-key-panel\/\" title=\"Hispanic Caucus Takes Aim at African-American Veteran\u2019s Service on Key Panel\">military base<\/a> and damaged aircraft.<\/p>\n<p>Activist group Palestine Action took credit for the startling break-in at Royal Air Force Brize Norton, posting footage online that shows alleged members of their organization spray painting the runway and the inside of jet engines.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3448582\/bunker-buster-bomb-not-only-option-take-out-iran-fordow-nuclear-facility\/\">US bunker-buster bomb not the only option to take out Iran Fordow nuclear facility<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3448468\/maga-iran-trump-civil-war\/\">MAGA voices confident that Trump is listening to them on Iran<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3448456\/no-room-iran-us-talks-israel-attacks\/\">Iran&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/off-to-a-bad-start-putin-schools-biden-with-one-phone-call\/\" title=\"Off to a Bad START: Putin Schools Biden with One Phone Call\">foreign minister<\/a> says &#8216;no room&#8217; for talks with US until Israel&#8217;s attacks stop<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;Flights depart daily from [RAF Brize Norton] to RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus. From Cyprus, British planes collect intelligence, refuel fighter jets and transport weapons to commit genocide in Gaza,&rdquo; the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/colin-kaepernick-to-publish-childrens-book-about-race-living-courageously-in-truth\/\" title=\"Colin Kaepernick To Publish Children\u2019s Book About Race, Living \u2018Courageously In Truth\u2019\">group explained<\/a> as their motivation.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">FILE &ndash; A British Royal Airforce Voyager aircraft carrying members of the British armed forces 16 Air Assault Brigade arrives at Brize Norton, England, Saturday, Aug. 28, 2021. (AP Photo\/Alastair Grant, Pool, File)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;Despite publicly condemning the Israeli government, Britain continues to send military cargo, fly spy planes over Gaza and refuel US and Israeli fighter jets,&rdquo; a spokesman for the group said.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >scooter-riding vandals committed<\/a> the crime without being detected and successfully fled the scene without arrest.<\/p>\n<p>Prime Minister <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/keir-starmer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Keir Starmer<\/a> lamented the incident, denouncing the disrespect shown to the British Armed Forces.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The act of vandalism committed at RAF Brize Norton is disgraceful,&rdquo; Starmer said. &ldquo;Our Armed Forces represent the very best of Britain and put their lives on the line for us every day. It is our responsibility to support those who defend us.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Defense Secretary John Healey ordered a review of military bases across the country, saying he was &ldquo;really disturbed&rdquo; by the lapse in security.<\/p>\n<p>Local authorities previously announced that an investigation is underway, but no suspect has yet been made public.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Inquiries are ongoing to locate and arrest those responsible,&rdquo; said Thames Valley Police.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">BREAKING: Palestine Action break into RAF Brize Norton and damage two military aircrafts. <\/p>\n<p>Flights depart daily from the base to RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus. <\/p>\n<p>From Cyprus, British planes collect intelligence, refuel fighter jets and transport weapons to commit genocide in Gaza. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zzmFqGKW8N\">pic.twitter.com\/zzmFqGKW8N<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Palestine Action (@Pal_action) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Pal_action\/status\/1935926198304985569?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 20, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The British Ministry of Defense and counterterrorism police are also participating in the investigations.<\/p>\n<p>The British government has hardened its position against Israel&rsquo;s conduct in Gaza and the West Bank, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3436745\/five-countries-ban-two-israeli-ministers-freeze-assets-gaza-comments-bezalel-smotrich\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">deploying sanctions<\/a> on members of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu&rsquo;s cabinet.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3442155\/israeli-strikes-on-gaza-kill-at-least-20\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">ISRAELI STRIKES ON GAZA KILL AT LEAST 20 AS WAR RAGES ON AFTER THE OPENING OF A NEW FRONT WITH IRAN<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Overseas financial assets belong to Minister of National Security Itamar Ben-Gvir and Minister of Finance Bezalel Smotrich were frozen last week. Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and Norway joined the U.K. in implementing these sanctions.<\/p>\n<p>The U.K. cited &ldquo;inflammatory and extremist statements from both individuals&rdquo; regarding the expansion of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/opinion\/beltway-confidential\/3424860\/israel-west-bank-settlements-undermine-us-interests\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">settlers into the West Bank<\/a> as justification.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2137669\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2137669\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Palestinian protesters breach UK Air Force base, causing damage<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3468,"featured_media":2449877,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/AP25171370946922-1.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[18218,57572,57571],"class_list":["post-2449876","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-infiltration","tag-palestinian-protesters","tag-uk-air-force"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/AP25171370946922-1.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2449876","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3468"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2449876"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2449876\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2449880,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2449876\/revisions\/2449880"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2449877"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2449876"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2449876"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2449876"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}