Epal European Palestinian Media Center Bulletin, Issue No. 2392, Date: Sunday, March 22, 2026

1. Occupation forces a Jerusalem resident to demolish his home in Sur Baher

Israeli occupation authorities forced citizen Ahmad Hamed Bkeirat to demolish part of his home himself in the town of Sur Baher in occupied Jerusalem.
The Jerusalem Governorate reported that Bkeirat began demolishing an added section of his house measuring حوالي 80 square meters, in implementation of a demolition order issued against him last Sunday, giving him ten days to carry it out, in order to avoid the high demolition costs imposed by the occupation municipality if its crews carried out the operation.

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**2. Widespread raids in the West Bank and arrests targeting shepherds and the elderly**

Various areas across the West Bank witnessed a series of raids carried out by Israeli occupation forces, which included home invasions and extensive searches, followed by an arrest campaign targeting a number of citizens, amid escalating settler attacks against livestock shepherds.
In Jenin Governorate, occupation forces raided several towns and villages, including Al-Yamoun west of the city, where they stormed and searched homes. They also raided the village of Deir Abu Daif, carrying out search operations and interrogations of residents. The raids also included the town of Beit Qad, as well as a building in the German neighborhood of Jenin city.

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**3. On Mother’s Day: 39 female prisoners face detention and violations in occupation prisons**

While mothers are celebrated around the world, dozens of Palestinian women face a different reality behind the bars of Israeli prisons, where motherhood intersects with detention and escalating violations.
The Palestinian Prisoners’ Club stated that 39 Palestinian mothers remain detained out of 79 female prisoners, amid escalating violations against detainees since the outbreak of the war on Gaza.

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**4. Settlers attack Palestinian vehicles south of Nablus**

Settlers attacked citizens’ vehicles near the town of Aqraba, south of Nablus.
Local sources reported that settlers threw stones at vehicles near the western entrance of the town, causing damage to some of them.
Field data shows a continuous rise in settler attacks, as the organization “Yesh Din” documented more than 109 acts of violence since the start of the war against Iran, including field executions, shootings, physical assaults, property destruction, and threats.

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**5. War of extermination deepens the demographic gap in Gaza and reshapes the population’s future**

Destroyed homes, shattered infrastructure, and the lack of basic services are only a surface image of what Gaza’s residents are experiencing. The demographic structure has created a gap within Gazan society—not only in numbers, but also in age distribution, fertility, and the human future of the Strip.
Before the outbreak of the war of extermination, the demographic balance with the occupation was relatively close, and projections even indicated Palestinian superiority in the years following 2023. However, with the loss of more than 160,000 Palestinians between killed and missing, declining birth rates, and rising migration and displacement, the demographic equation has changed drastically.

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**6. Two injured and three arrested in a settler attack south of Hebron**

Two citizens were injured and three others arrested during a settler attack under the protection of Israeli occupation forces in Masafer Yatta, south of Hebron.
Anti-settlement activist Osama Makhamra said that occupation forces arrested Ahmad Yasser Hamamda, Mohammad Adel Hamamda, and his minor brother Youssef from Khirbet Al-Hawara, after settlers attacked residents, beating them and spraying pepper gas, which also caused injuries, bruises, and suffocation to Adel Hamamda.
Occupation forces, which provided protection to the settlers, also attacked the area, assaulted residents and foreign activists, fired stun grenades, and raided the home of Adel Hamamda, destroying its contents and beating his family members, which resulted in injuries to citizen Walaa Ahmad Atiyat.

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**European**

**7. UN rapporteur: torture in Israeli prisons has become part of a system of control**

In a new accusation intensifying international debate, UN Special Rapporteur on the occupied territories Francesca Albanese said that Israel practices torture against Palestinians in a systematic and widespread manner, describing it as indicating “collective revenge and destructive intent.”
In a report addressed to the media, she confirmed that Palestinian prisoners have been subjected, since the October 7, 2023 attack and the subsequent war on Gaza, to “extremely severe physical and psychological violations.”

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**8. Irish fans call for banning the occupation from international competitions**

During an Irish football league match between Bohemian and Dundalk at Dalymount Park in Dublin, fans held a demonstration in solidarity with Palestine, raising flags and banners condemning the occupation’s crimes.
They called for the exclusion of the Israeli Football Association and preventing its membership in UEFA. This action followed a call by the Irish sports movement for Palestine to support the Palestinian cause.

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**9. Video: group sets fire to an Israeli weapons factory in the Czech Republic**

A group calling itself the “Earthquake Faction” announced that it had carried out a fire attack on an Israeli weapons manufacturing center belonging to Elbit Systems in the city of Pardubice, Czech Republic.
The group stated that the operation targeted the company’s development, production, and training center, recently established in cooperation with LPP, claiming it destroyed equipment and set the factory on fire without causing any casualties.

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**10. Raid on a Sainsbury’s store in Ireland to boycott Israeli products**

Activists from the boycott movement stormed a branch of the Sainsbury’s chain in west Belfast, Ireland, removing Israeli products from shelves and calling on staff not to restock them.
Activists said this branch is one of only three stores in the area still selling such products, adding that their presence allows shoppers to unknowingly fund genocide.
In the same context, activists reported a noticeable decline in Israeli products displayed in several branches of the chain during the past week, attributing it to increasing public pressure and boycott campaigns.

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**International**

**11. Green Party leader calls on councils to boycott Israeli goods**

Zack Polanski, leader of the Green Party in the United Kingdom, called on local councils to boycott Israeli goods, expressing support for the boycott movement targeting companies linked to the occupation.
In an interview with a BBC podcast, he said that Israel defends “apartheid” in Gaza, emphasizing that his pro-Palestinian stance is part of a broader discussion on global justice and not targeted at Jews.
This comes despite government guidance prohibiting local councils from boycotting Israeli companies or their partners, with companies able to take legal action under the 2023 Procurement Act.

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**12. Guterres supports the “Peace Council” for Gaza reconstruction**

UN Secretary-General António Guterres welcomed the goal of the “Peace Council” launched by U.S. President Donald Trump, aimed at funding and providing key elements for a Gaza reconstruction plan.
In an interview with Politico, Guterres said: “A goal has been defined and adopted by the Security Council, and we are actively cooperating with the structures established by the Peace Council.”
He added that he sees no need for the council beyond the framework of Gaza reconstruction.

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**13. Turkey condemns settlement activities and Israeli practices in the West Bank**

The Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemned the recent escalation of Israeli settler “terrorism” in the occupied West Bank, along with intensified settlement activities and repressive practices against Palestinians.
In a statement, it said: “We condemn the escalation of settler terrorism, the expansion of settlements, and the repression carried out by Israeli forces against Palestinians.”

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**14. Protest against Glencore in South Africa over coal exports to the occupation**

Activists organized a protest in Johannesburg outside the headquarters of Glencore under the slogan “This is not a protest,” as a symbolic escalation of public pressure against the company’s commercial policies.
Participants condemned the company’s complicity in exporting coal from South Africa to Israel, stating that these supplies support military operations and industrial infrastructure linked to the war in Gaza and Israeli settlements.