Palestine Action co-founder to ask UK court to challenge ban

The co-founder of Palestine Action, Huda Ammori, will request permission from the UK High Court to challenge the ban on the group under Britain's anti-terror laws.

Ammori aims to overturn Home Secretary Yvette Cooper’s move to ban the group. This came after Palestine Action claimed responsibility for damaging two RAF planes with red paint at Brize Norton airbase on 20 June.

Four members of the group arrested following the action have been remanded in custody for 18 months before a scheduled trial in 2027 following a court hearing last week.

The group said the UK military jets were supporting Israel’s war on Gaza, and has accused Britain of enabling the transport of weapons used in the war.

The ban came into force on 5 July, after Ammori failed in an urgent legal attempt to prevent it.