A court hearing on Wednesday established that the six people who broke into a factory belonging to Israeli defense contractor Elbit Systems near Bristol, England, will face retrial after having been acquitted of aggravated burglary, while three were acquitted of violent disorder, drawing outrage from the Jewish community.

The names of the defendants are Charlotte Head, Samuel Corner, Leona Kamio, Fatema Rajwani, Zoe Rogers and Jordan Devlin.

While the six were acquitted of some charges, the jury was unable to reach a verdict on the charges of criminal damages and violent disorder for the three who were charged but not acquitted. The retrial will address these remaining charges.

The group belongs to Palestine Action, which has been proscribed as a terrorist group by the United Kingdom. The U.K. High Court ruled last week against the ban. Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood noted the concern this elicited from Jewish groups and vowed to appeal the ban.

Palestine Action is an anti-Israel group that organizes protests against Israel-affiliated institutions, especially those related to arms and arms sales to Israel. The group engages in civil disobedience, and its members often face arrest. The well-known anti-Israel activist Greta Thunberg was arrested in December while participating in a Palestine Action event.

All the defendants but one presented evidence at trial, saying that they broke into the building with sledgehammers, but had not “in any circumstances intended to injure security staff” with the hammers. Prosecutors accused the group of swinging sledgehammers at the security guards, swearing at them, and whipping them. The defense attorney said that the defendants were surprised to encounter the guards and were “completely out of their depth.”

The six activists participated in a hunger strike while in prison.

The jury at Woolwich Crown Court deliberated for more than 36 hours but failed to reach a verdict on the other charges, which included a charge of criminal damage against all six and a charge of violent disorder against the three who were not among those found not guilty of that charge.

One of the six was charged with causing grievous bodily harm with intent after an alleged assault on a security guard, but the jury failed to reach a verdict in this case as well. The Crown Prosecution Service may request a second trial to resolve the remaining charges.

The Board of Deputies of British Jews reacted with dismay to the not-guilty verdicts.

The group issued a statement saying, “We are concerned by the troubling verdicts acquitting members of Palestine Action, an organisation that has been proscribed as a terrorist group, whose activities have included targeting businesses linked to the Jewish community in London and Manchester.”

The group expressed concern about the precedent set by “the perverse justifications being used as a shield for criminality” and urged a retrial for the remaining charges, especially in light of the severe injuries sustained by the security guard who had been attacked with a sledgehammer.

It remains unclear whether the charge for the sledgehammer attack is part of the retrial.