Pro-Palestine activists in Glasgow have taken part in UK-wide action targeting 10 offices of Allianz, the world's largest insurance firm, to protest alleged links with Israeli defence firm Elbit Systems.

Palestine Action smashed windows, sprayed red paint and wrote "Allianz Drop Elbit" on the outside of a building which holds the firm's Glasgow office on Waterloo Street.

It is understood the attack took place overnight, with security reporting the incident to police on Tuesday morning. The Glasgow building is not owned by Allianz, but is operated by Savills.

(Image: NQ)The group have stated on social media that they have "occupied" the UK HQ in Guildford, London. Buildings in Birmingham, Bristol, Milton Keynes, Belfast, and Lancaster were also targeted.

Announcing the protest, Palestine Action said: "One year on from the start of the genocide in Gaza, these nationwide actions serves as a reminder that, throughout the past 12 months, Western capital has continued to profit from the mass murder of Palestinians.

"Allianz' profit books, its returns on its investments, have been bolstered by the hundreds of military technologies which Elbit provides in service of genocide."