Glasgow electronics manufacturer vandalised by pro-Palestine activists

An electronics manufacturer has been vandalised by pro-Palestine activists for allegedly supplying services to arms manufacturers.

Members of Palestine Action targeted Glasgow’s Kelvinside Electronics at around 2.10am, spraying the interior with red paint and leaving signs that read: “Drop Leonardo Contract” and “Don’t Profit from Genocide”.

The company has been accused of supplying services to Thales and Leonardo, one of the world’s largest arms manufacturers, by the group.

A spokesperson for the activists said: “After a 15-month war of extermination on the people of Gaza, we welcome the news of a ceasefire with cautious hope, but not complacency.

“Israel has repeatedly violated the terms of the ceasefire, it continues to bomb Lebanon, Syria and Yemen and only days after the agreement has killed at least ten and injured 70 in airstrikes on Jenin in the Occupied West Bank.

“Extremist settler organisations are planning land grabs in North Gaza and South Lebanon; we fear we are witnessing the next phase of a genocidal logic.

“Just as Israeli oppression is not going to end with this ceasefire, we will not stop taking action to disrupt Scottish complicity in the war machine. Free Palestine.”

Police have been made aware of the incident but no arrests have been made. An investigation to establish the full circumstances is still ongoing.

A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “Around 2.10am on Thursday, January 23, 2025, officers received a report of damage at a premises on Gavell Road, Glasgow.

“Enquiries are ongoing.”

Kelvinside Electronics has been contacted for comment.