Epal European Palestinian Media Center Bulletin, Issue No. 2347, Date: Friday, February 6, 2026

1. Three martyrs and sporadic Israeli airstrikes on Gaza amid continued violations by the occupation

A Palestinian citizen was martyred by fire from Israeli occupation forces in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, amid ongoing violations of the ceasefire agreement. Meanwhile, a former prisoner exiled to Gaza and another citizen succumbed to injuries sustained in a previous bombardment.
A local source reported the martyrdom of the young man **Baha’ Mohammed Al-Fajam**, who was shot by occupation forces in the town of Bani Suheila, east of Khan Younis. Another citizen, **Rami Ibrahim Rizq Abu Qarsheen**, was also martyred after succumbing to wounds he sustained months ago during an Israeli airstrike on the city of Khan Younis.

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**2. World Health Organization maintains emergency status in Palestine amid health system collapse**

The Executive Board of the World Health Organization decided to maintain the ongoing public health emergency in the occupied Palestinian territory, including East Jerusalem, in light of the profound humanitarian and health collapse in the Gaza Strip.
The draft resolution was adopted by a majority of 27 votes out of 34 members. One member, “Israel,” voted against the decision, four members abstained, and three others were absent.

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**3. UNRWA: Israel continues to block our aid from entering Gaza since March 2025**

The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) announced that its humanitarian aid for Gaza remains stuck in Egypt and Jordan, with Israel preventing its entry into the Strip since March 2025.
In a statement posted on the X platform, the agency said: “UNRWA humanitarian supplies—including food, hygiene items, medicines, and shelter materials—remain stored in warehouses in Egypt and Jordan, after being denied entry into Gaza since March 2025.”

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**4. Euro-Med Monitor: Linking Gaza reconstruction to disarmament legitimizes the continuation of genocide**

The Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor stated that linking the reconstruction of Gaza to disarmament constitutes a legitimization of the continued genocide committed by Israel in the Strip for more than two years, and represents a violation of peremptory norms of international law.
The organization noted that conditioning reconstruction on disarmament deliberately ignores the grave crimes committed by Israel against civilians and civilian infrastructure in Gaza, turning the population’s right to reconstruction and recovery into a tool of political blackmail. This constitutes a clear violation of Israel’s obligations as an occupying power under international humanitarian law, particularly the Geneva Conventions, which require the protection of civilians and the provision of their basic needs unconditionally.

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**5. All homes in Al-Bustān neighborhood threatened with demolition under Judaization plans targeting Jerusalem**

Hassan Khater, Director of the Jerusalem Center, confirmed that all homes in the Al-Bustān neighborhood south of the Al-Aqsa Mosque are now under threat of demolition. He warned that what is taking place falls within systematic Judaization plans aimed at altering the identity of the holy city and emptying it of its indigenous population.
Khater said that the occupation authorities’ approval of the demolition of 14 homes in the neighborhood represents a continuation of a long-standing policy to erase Palestinian urban presence. He explained that Al-Bustān has been targeted since before 2009, when the occupation attempted to demolish the entire neighborhood and forcibly displace its residents, but their steadfastness thwarted the plan at the time.

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**6. Israel plans to turn Gaza reconstruction into a lever for its economy by exploiting suffering**

The Hebrew newspaper *Haaretz* revealed moves led by the Ministry of Finance in the Israeli occupation government aimed at exploiting the reconstruction of the Gaza Strip for economic gains and linking Gaza’s infrastructure to Israel.
The paper reported that the plans include expanding the Ashkelon power station inside Israel and constructing roads within the occupied territories using international funding. These proposals aim to prevent the development of independent infrastructure in Gaza while keeping the keys to life under Israeli control.

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### *European*

**7. Australia refuses to arrest Herzog and accuses a young man of attempting to threaten his life**

The Australian government rejected calls to arrest Israeli President **Isaac Herzog** during his visit to Australia to offer condolences for the victims of the Bondi Beach incident in Sydney.
Herzog’s visit to Australia will last four days, beginning next Monday with a meeting with the Jewish community, following the December 14, 2025 attack that targeted a Hanukkah celebration and resulted in the killing of 15 people.
Calls for Herzog’s arrest came after an independent UN investigation in 2025 concluded that the Israeli president had “incited genocide” by holding all Palestinians responsible for the Al-Aqsa Flood operation carried out by the Palestinian resistance on October 7, 2023.

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**8. Outrage in Britain over occupation’s bulldozing of Allied soldiers’ cemetery east of Gaza**

Recent satellite images revealed that Israeli occupation forces bulldozed parts of the “Gaza War Cemetery,” which contains the remains of British, Australian, and other Allied soldiers killed during the First and Second World Wars.
The images, published by *The Guardian*, showed extensive excavation and plowing inside the cemetery located in the Al-Tuffah neighborhood east of Gaza City, including the removal of rows of gravestones in the southern section and the construction of an earthen embankment using heavy machinery.
These scenes sparked widespread anger in British political circles, as well as among veterans’ organizations and families of soldiers, who described the actions as a blatant violation of the sanctity of the dead and an affront to military and diplomatic history, calling for a high-level official investigation.

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**9. Guardiola’s statements on Gaza spark anger among Jewish community leaders in Manchester**

Recent pro-Palestine remarks by **Pep Guardiola**, manager of Manchester City, have angered the Jewish Representative Council of Greater Manchester, which attacked Guardiola and accused him of a “complete failure” to show solidarity with the Jewish community.
Guardiola told reporters in Manchester before a match against Newcastle United: “Never in the history of humanity have we had information before our eyes while watching things as clearly as we do now,” referring to the genocide committed by Israel over two years in Gaza.
In a statement posted on X, the council said: “We have repeatedly asked prominent figures to be careful with the words they use, given the way Jews have had to endure attacks around the world. Pep Guardiola is a football coach, and while his humanitarian reflections may be well-intentioned, he should focus on football.”

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**10. Calls to sign a petition supporting Gaza students and enhancing academic cooperation with universities**

The Gaza40Plus campaign launched a new online petition calling on the British government to extend support for Gaza students and strengthen academic cooperation with Palestinian universities.
The petition aims to ensure that students from Gaza can access university education without financial obstacles, especially those who have already received offers of admission from British universities.
Key demands include extending the Gaza student evacuation policy beyond December 31, 2025, aligning it with the Home Visa policy for Ukrainian students, providing additional scholarships to study in the UK, and facilitating twinning partnerships between British universities and their counterparts in Gaza, similar to those established for Ukrainian students.

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**11. Protests against the German Chancellor’s visit to the London School of Economics**

The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) witnessed student protests coinciding with the visit of German Chancellor **Olaf Scholz** to the campus. Participating students expressed their rejection of German policies related to support for “Israel” amid the ongoing war on the Gaza Strip.
The protest gathered near the university’s main buildings under limited security measures, with demonstrators chanting slogans condemning what they described as “biased political positions” toward the occupation.
It is worth noting that between 2019 and 2023, Germany was the second-largest exporter of weapons to the occupation after the United States, supplying around 30% of its arms imports. During the war of extermination, Germany faced widespread public pressure, prompting the government in August 2025 to suspend new licenses for exporting weapons that could be used in the war on Gaza.

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**12. Sainsbury’s pursues boycott activists through the courts**

The Boycott movement in Belfast announced that the British supermarket chain **Sainsbury’s** remains complicit in supporting genocide against the Palestinian people, accusing it of resorting to police and courts to intimidate activists and criminalize peaceful pro-Palestine actions.
The movement reported that a new activist was summoned this morning to what it described as the “justice system,” marking the fifth legal attempt led by Sainsbury’s to suppress boycott activity.
Activists in Belfast confirmed that they have targeted Sainsbury’s branches for years as part of a campaign to expose the chain’s complicity through the sale of Israeli products that contribute to financing violations against Palestinians. They stressed that attempts at bans, arrests, and legal threats have not silenced them in the past and will not stop their current campaign.
They added that Sainsbury’s continued legal pursuit of human rights defenders exposes its attempts to cover up its complicity, affirming their determination to continue popular and legal pressure until the company ends its implicated relationships and stops supporting crimes committed against the Palestinian people.

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**13. Spanish actress Penélope Cruz condemns ongoing occupation crimes in Gaza**

Renowned Spanish actress **Penélope Cruz** condemned what she described as the “false ceasefire” declared by the occupation in Gaza, following an attack that killed around 30 people and raised the total number of victims to approximately 500 since the ceasefire began, including more than 100 children, according to UNICEF data.
Cruz shared statements by UNRWA Commissioner-General **Philippe Lazzarini** on her Instagram story, affirming her support for Palestinians and rejecting international complicity in the ongoing Israeli crimes.

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### *International*

**14. Colombian president: What is the use of the United Nations if it does not stop genocide?**

Colombian President **Gustavo Petro**, speaking from Washington, criticized the failure of international organizations to prevent the genocide committed by the Israeli occupation against the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip, stating that their very existence has become questionable.

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**15. Amnesty International: Elderly people in Gaza suffer severe health and psychological collapse**

Amnesty International, based on joint research conducted with the organization **HelpAge International**, said that elderly people in the Gaza Strip are facing a severe physical, health, and psychological crisis amid what it described as systematic neglect and an unprecedented deterioration in living conditions.
The organizations noted that the crisis is worsening due to the continued Israeli blockade on the entry of aid and essential medicines, in addition to recent restrictions affecting the work of humanitarian organizations in the Strip.
According to a health survey conducted by the two organizations, a number of elderly people reported that food shortages forced them to skip entire meals—sometimes to leave food for family members—while others were forced to reduce doses of medications for chronic and serious illnesses due to shortages or lack of availability.

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**16. Launch of a Senegalese university network to support Palestine and cut all ties with the Israeli enemy**

The Africa Boycott Movement launched a new network comprising Senegalese universities, aiming to support the struggle of the Palestinian people for their inalienable rights. The network called on the Senegalese government to sever all relations with the Israeli enemy.
This was announced during a conference organized by the Humanities Students’ Department at Cheikh Anta Diop University in the capital Dakar, on the occasion of the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People. Participants emphasized the centrality of the Palestinian cause and the Palestinian people’s right to freedom, return, and self-determination.
Hundreds of students supporting the Palestinian struggle participated in the conference, alongside academics, diplomats, former ministers, writers, and activists. The event concluded with a call to establish a Senegalese university network to strengthen student and academic mobilization and joint action until the dismantling of the Israeli system and the full restoration of Palestinian rights.