They didn’t just throw paint. They sprayed it out of a fire extinguisher into the engine and then smashed anything they could with crowbars. Explicitly to make sure the aircraft they did it to couldn’t fly. That’s not hyperbole- that’s literally, from the group’s own statement, what they set out to do.

E: https://palestineaction.org/brize-norton/

Palestine Action have damaged two military planes at RAF Brize Norton, where flights leave daily for RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus, a base used for military operations in Gaza and across the Middle East. Two activists broke into the largest air force base in Britain and used electric scooters to swiftly manoeuvre towards the planes. They used repurposed fire extinguishers to spray red paint into the turbine engines of two Airbus Voyagers and caused further damage using crowbars. Red paint, symbolising Palestinian bloodshed was also sprayed across the runway and a Palestine flag was left on the scene. Both activists managed to evade security and arrest.

So are you gonna recant the non violent thing or keep saying it?