A PRO-Palestine group has targeted two Aviva offices in Scotland, spraying “blood-red” paint and breaking windows.
Activists from Palestine Action targeted the offices early on Friday morning, located in Perth and Motherwell, due to the insurance company’s alleged link to Israeli weapons producer, Elbit Systems.
The campaign group spray painted messages such as “Drop Elbit” on the external walls of the building.
BREAKING: Palestine Action target Aviva's offices in Motherwell, Scotland. Aviva provides the legally required insurance for Elbit's Israeli drone factory in Staffordshire to operate. Without it, Elbit couldn't build engines in Britain to power Israeli killer drones. pic.twitter.com/pyAvs2iU05
— Palestine Action (@Pal_action) February 28, 2025
Elbit Systems is a weapons company based in Haifa in northern Israel, which boasts on its website that its bomber drones are the “backbone of the Israel Defense Forces”.
Palestine Action said they used “blood-red paint to symbolise the company’s complicity in Palestinian bloodshed”.
A spokesperson added: “By providing the legally required insurance for Elbit’s Israeli drone factory to operate in Britain, Aviva directly enables and profits from the genocide of the Palestinian people.
“Whilst direct action may seem like a rude awakening, it pales in comparison to waking up to missiles being dropped by Israel’s killer drone fleet.
“Palestine Action will continue to target all those who facilitate the operations of Israel’s biggest weapons firm, Elbit Systems, until they cease ties”
The protest comes after Aviva’s annual figures were published on Thursday, which documented an "excellent" year of growth and profit for the company.
An Aviva spokesperson said: “We have had some disruption overnight at our Perth and Motherwell offices.
"Our first priority is to ensure the safety of our people. This has not impacted our service to customers.”
Police Scotland has been contacted for comment.
