In their campaigns, Palestine Action have used protest, occupation of premises and alleged criminal damage, destruction of property and vandalism, which has sometimes resulted in its members being arrested.

[3] On 19 May 2021, during the 2021 Israel–Palestine crisis, four members of the group dressed in red boiler suits climbed onto the roof of an Elbit Systems-owned drone factory in Meridian Business Park, Leicester.

[16] On 14 June, the fourth anniversary of the Grenfell Tower fire, a similar occupation protest was staged at an Arconic factory in Kitts Green, Birmingham by three protestors.

"[20] In January 2024, it was alleged that activists from Palestine Action were intending to target the London Stock Exchange by damaging the building and preventing trade.

[22] In September 2024, the London headquarters of APCO Worldwide was targeted by Palestine Action over its representation of the UK interests of Israeli arms firm Elbit Systems.

[23][24][25] In October 2024 Palestine Action targeted a factory in Bromborough, Wirral, a producer of F-35 fighter plane components owned by Teledyne CML Composites.

The action consisted of breaking through the roof and spraying red paint into cleanrooms, with a manager for Teledyne allegedly claiming "damage to the clean rooms could halt production for up to 12 months.

[34] In January 2024, Palestine Action vandalised an office of Kuehne + Nagel in Milton Keynes by smashing windows and spraying the building with paint.

[35] In March 2024, Palestine Action claimed responsibility for spray painting an historic portrait of Arthur Balfour at Trinity College, Cambridge.

[41] In May 2024, seven Palestine Action activists who broke into a Bristol HQ of Elbit Systems, an international defence technology firm, to destroy equipment in 2022 were given suspended prison sentences and ordered to pay more than £5,000 in compensation.

[48][49] Tom Southerden of Amnesty International described the terrorism powers misused circumventing normal legal protections with excessively long pre-charge detention.

[50] Four members of PA were released on bail on 13 November after being arrested on suspicion of a public order offence for a lock-on protest to block entrance to two Elbit Systems buildings in Aztec West, Bristol.