PRO-Palestine protesters have sprayed red paint on an insurance company’s offices over claims it has links to an Israeli defence company.
Members of protest group Palestine Action targeted Allianz Insurance offices in Gracechurch Street in the City of London on Monday morning, scaling the building with a flag reading “Drop Elbit” and spraying the office with red paint.
The group has repeatedly targeted Allianz, which it claims has links to the Israeli-based defence firm Elbit Systems.
A spokesperson for Palestine Action said: “By providing insurance, Allianz is directly enabling the production of Israeli weapons in Britain which are ‘battle-tested’ on Palestinians.
“As all companies who work with Elbit should know by now, Palestine Action’s direct action campaign against them will not cease until their links with the Israeli weapons trade does."
They added: “Allianz must drop Elbit.”
Chief inspector Rob Bell, from the City of London Police, said: “Police are attending a protest at Allianz House on Gracechurch Street.
BREAKING: Palestine Action occupy and deface the entrance of Allianz's Commercial offices in the City of London. By providing insurance, Allianz allow Israel's biggest weapons producer to operate in Britain. pic.twitter.com/KUWHzH8VI4
— Palestine Action (@Pal_action) March 10, 2025
“The protesters, believed to be from the Palestine Action group, have scaled the building and caused criminal damage.
“The walkway underneath the building has been cordoned off to protect the public.”
On Sunday, the Six Nations rugby game between England and Italy was briefly interrupted when the protest group flew a drone hanging a Palestine flag above the Allianz Stadium in Twickenham.
Allianz has been contacted by PA for comment.
This comes following Israel’s March 9 announcement that it is cutting off Gaza’s electricity supply after halting deliveries of food to weaponise hunger.
Energy minister Eli Cohen instructed the Israel Electric Corporation (IEC) to immediately cut off the supply of electricity to the Gaza Strip, The Times of Israel reports.
This follows Israel blocking food from entering Gaza, which is home to around two million people.
Collective punishment, such as using starvation as a weapon of war, is a war crime under the Geneva Convention.
