More than 100 protesters are arrested outside a UK court as hundreds gather for the sentencing of four Palestine Action activists. The activists are being sentenced after they destroyed equipment at an Israel-based defence firm’s factory, according to reporting across multiple outlets. Police arrest protesters in the vicinity of the courthouse as demonstrations continue outside, with figures for those detained reported in the tens to over a hundred depending on the outlet. The case draws wider political attention, with discussion in court and media coverage focusing on whether the activists’ actions fall within definitions of terrorism. Legal arguments cited by outlets include claims from defence or legal representatives that sentencing activists in a way that frames their conduct as terrorism would raise constitutional concerns. Additional coverage also reports that lawyers describe possible sentencing outcomes as particularly serious, with references to UK laws and how they could be applied to the activists’ actions. Overall reporting agrees that the sentencing hearing proceeds while protests take place outside the court and arrests are made by police during the demonstrations.