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Massive Attack member Robert Del Naja detained at Gaza protest
Massive Attack member Robert Del Naja was detained under counter-terrorism laws while attending a Gaza solidarity demonstration in Liverpool. The protest called for the ban on Palestine Action to be lifted and for the United Kingdom to end arms supplies to Israel.
A Gaza solidarity demonstration held in Liverpool ahead of the Labour Party's annual conference featured protests against the ban on Palestine Action and the United Kingdom's arms supplies to Israel. Robert Del Naja, a member of the British trip-hop group Massive Attack, was detained under counter-terrorism laws during the protest.
At the demonstration organised by Defend Our Juries, Del Naja carried a placard reading, "I oppose genocide, I support Palestine Action." The protest was held as part of the group's "Lift the Ban" campaign against the UK government's inclusion of Palestine Action on the list of proscribed terrorist organisations.
Supporters of Palestine Action and campaigners opposed to the British government's policy towards Israel and Gaza called for the ban on Palestine Action to be lifted and for the United Kingdom to end arms shipments to Israel.
Message released after detention
Following Del Naja's detention, a prerecorded video message addressed to Prime Minister Andy Burnham was released, featuring human rights lawyer Michael Mansfield and Huda Amoori, co-founder of Palestine Action.
Referring to the hundreds of people detained for supporting Palestine Action, the message said: "We do not believe that you think these citizens are terrorists. For that reason, we ask you to stop what is clearly wrong and remove Palestine Action from the list of proscribed organisations."
Deaths in Gaza and legal proceedings
Since 2023, approximately 74,000 Palestinians have been killed and more than 175,000 injured in the war in Gaza, while around 90 percent of the territory's infrastructure has been destroyed.
Despite the ceasefire that took effect on October 10, 2025, more than 1,400 Palestinians have been killed and approximately 5,000 injured in attacks continuing in Gaza.
In November 2024, the International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant over alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity in the Gaza Strip.
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