Hundreds of trade unionists under the banner "Workers for a Free Palestine" have blockaded weapons manufacturer BAE Systems' factory in Kent in protest over the Israel-Gaza war.Activists descended on the site in Chatham, Rochester, at about 7am on Friday and blocked its two entrances as part of an international day of action called for by Palestinian trade unions to "end complicity in Israel's war crimes".

Hundreds of trade unionists under the banner "Workers for a Free Palestine" have blockaded weapons manufacturer BAE Systems' factory in Kent in protest over the Israel-Gaza war.Activists descended on the site in Chatham, Rochester, at about 7am on Friday and blocked its two entrances as part of an international day of action called for by Palestinian trade unions to "end complicity in Israel's war crimes".