British campaign group Palestine Action has said they broke into a Royal Air Force base in central England, damaging two military aircraft, over the country’s alleged complicity in “genocide” in Gaza, Reuters reports.

The campaign group Palestine Action said that its activists had entered the Brize Norton base in Oxfordshire and escaped undetected.

“Flights depart daily from the base to RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus,” the group said on X, sharing video footage.

“From Cyprus, British planes collect intelligence, refuel fighter jets and transport weapons to commit genocide in Gaza.”

There was no immediate response from Britain’s Ministry of Defence.

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