Overview

• On June 14, protestors cut through perimeter fencing, smashed machinery, removed documents and daubed red paint inside the factory.
• On June 16, activists equipped with bolt cutters, hammers and flares scaled the two-storey roof, unfurling Palestinian flags and chanting “Free, free Palestine.”
• Police drones, negotiators, County Durham fire crews and North East Ambulance Service teams responded as Horndale Avenue was closed and staff were evacuated.
• Authorities reported no injuries despite extensive damage including smashed windows, graffiti reading “Free Gaza” and holes cut into the building structure.
• Durham Constabulary is probing criminal damage and claims that Permoid Industries supplies containers for Israeli military ammunition, while the factory has resumed operations under heightened security and no public statement has been issued.