An insurance firm's offices have been sprayed with red paint as part of a national protest by pro-Palestine activists. The Allianz Insurance claims centre in Witan Gate West, Milton Keynes, was one of 10 buildings across the country that were targeted on Tuesday.

Pro-Palestinian activists targeted the British offices of German financial services firm Allianz on Tuesday, daubing the outside with red paint in protest over the company's links to Israeli defence firm Elbit Systems .

Dozens of pro-Palestine activists occupied and vandalised the offices of Allianz insurers overnight, throwing red paint over walls and windows in protest at the firm’s links with Israel.

Allianz has closed several of its offices in the UK today after it was targeted by pro-Palestine protestors alleging the insurer is involved in insuring the Israeli arms trade. Protest group Palestine Action targeted offices in cities including London, Birmingham, Manchester, Glasgow and Bristol.