Epal European Palestinian Media Center Bulletin, Issue No. 2439, Date: Monday, May 12, 2026

1. 4 martyrs in the ongoing occupation violations in Gaza

The occupation continues to violate the ceasefire agreement in the Gaza Strip through aerial and artillery bombardments, demolition of homes, and gunfire targeting civilians and their houses, resulting in the deaths of hundreds of martyrs and the injury of thousands.
According to the latest developments, two martyrs were killed by occupation fire in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, and east of Gaza City.
Journalistic sources reported that a third martyr was killed by occupation military vehicles near the Bani Suheila roundabout east of Khan Younis. Another martyr was also killed by occupation forces on Salah al-Din Street in the Zeitoun neighborhood, southeast of Gaza City.
Two civilians were also killed after an Israeli drone targeted a group of citizens in central Gaza Strip.

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2. Injured prisoner Qusai Rayan dies one month after his arrest

The young man Qusai Ibrahim Ali Rayan (29), from the town of Qarawat Bani Hassan west of Salfit, died about a month after his arrest following injuries caused by gunfire from a settler.
The Prisoners’ Club and the Commission of Prisoners’ Affairs stated that occupation forces arrested Rayan — the father of a young daughter — on April 15, 2026, after he was shot by a settler in the Wadi Abbas area near Deir Istiya. His death was later announced at Israel’s “Beilinson” Hospital due to his severe injuries.

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3. Occupation expands “Beit El” and settlers establish new outpost east of Ramallah

The occupation government continues accelerating its settlement projects in the West Bank through the expansion of existing settlements and the establishment of new colonial outposts, as part of a policy aimed at imposing facts on the ground and deepening control over Palestinian lands.
Occupation authorities announced the completion of “land settlement” procedures in the “Beit El” settlement, built on Palestinian land north of Ramallah, in preparation for launching large-scale settlement plans that include constructing 1,200 new settlement units in the first phase, alongside infrastructure expansion and the opening of new roads.

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4. Dogs dig up graves of Gaza martyrs as cemeteries can no longer accommodate victims

In a scene summarizing the scale of the humanitarian catastrophe caused by Israel’s war of extermination on the Gaza Strip, families of martyrs are facing increasing suffering in finding dignified graves for their loved ones amid overcrowded cemeteries and rising burial costs, reaching the point where stray dogs have dug up some makeshift graves.
From Sheikh Radwan Cemetery in central Gaza City, Palestinian Sheikh Hamdi says families can no longer find “even half a meter” to bury their loved ones, due to the limited number of functioning cemeteries in the Strip, effectively restricted to Sheikh Radwan and Al-Maamadani cemeteries east of the city near Al-Maamadani Hospital.

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5. Settlers attack citizens’ vehicles east of Ramallah

Settlers attacked citizens’ vehicles between the town of Deir Dibwan and the village of Ramoun east of Ramallah.
Local sources reported that settlers threw stones at citizens’ vehicles on the road connecting Deir Dibwan and neighboring Ramoun, with no injuries reported.
It is noteworthy that settlers established a settlement outpost today in the Jisr al-Khala area between Deir Dibwan and Ramoun near the connecting road, in addition to another outpost established three months ago a few hundred meters from the new one.

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6. Prisoner institutions: visits to Gaza detainees reveal the scale of extermination inside prisons

After nearly three years of genocide, testimonies from Gaza detainees in Israeli prisons and camps remain among the harshest and most painful, serving as the clearest evidence of the extermination taking place inside prisons. Occupation authorities continue detaining hundreds of Gazans, including 1,283 prisoners classified as “unlawful combatants,” meaning they are held without clear charges or specific legal claims.
As part of a series of visits recently conducted by lawyers to several Gaza detainees in the Negev and Ramla prisons — specifically the “Rakafet” section and Ramla prison clinic — shocking accounts from the “Rakafet” section once again revealed the most dangerous level of torture and abuse policies still imposed by the prison system against detainees held there. Prison authorities allocate this section to those classified as “unlawful combatants,” namely administrative detainees, in addition to another section designated for prisoners undergoing trials.

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7. Occupation and settlers isolate 4 homes behind gate east of Bethlehem

Israeli occupation forces and settlers isolated four homes behind an iron gate installed in the town of Tuqu’, southeast of Bethlehem.
Local sources stated that occupation forces and settlers relocated an iron gate in the Al-Ghazlan area to a site closer to residents’ homes, resulting in the isolation of four houses belonging to the Sabah family.
Sources added that occupation forces also changed the location of another iron gate in the Al-Bariya area toward the town and near residents’ homes, which will prevent locals from accessing their lands and shepherds from reaching grazing areas.

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8. Occupation courts hold hearings to confirm administrative detention of 30 prisoners

The Prisoners’ Media Office reported that the Israeli military court is preparing to hold hearings to review and confirm administrative detention orders issued against 30 Palestinian prisoners.
These hearings come within the framework of the occupation’s “administrative detention” policy, under which prisoners are detained for renewable periods without formal charges or fair trials, based on what is referred to as a “secret file.”

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*European*

9. #Video… Croatian woman confronts Israelis: “You are killing children” in Berlin

#Watch… “Aren’t you ashamed of killing children for years?” A Croatian supporter of Palestine confronts Israelis in the streets of the German capital, Berlin.

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10. March in Stockholm condemns occupation crimes in support of prisoners

The demonstration featured artistic performances by the “Theater of Resistance” and collective chants against international silence regarding the massacres committed, affirming the escalation of popular resistance against settler-colonial occupation terrorism.
Participants also condemned the policies of Western leaders who refrain from taking concrete measures to stop the mass killings, stressing the continuation of street mobilization in Stockholm until justice and full freedom for the Palestinian people are achieved, despite attempts at suppression and escalating incitement against supporters.

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11. Carrefour boycott in Nîmes, southern France, continues for the 89th week

Activists organized the 89th consecutive protest action against the “Carrefour” chain, condemning its continued support for the Israeli occupation and its involvement in genocide and settlement expansion.
The weekly action succeeded in convincing several shoppers to boycott the store as part of a broader campaign aimed at exposing the group’s partnerships with Israeli banks and companies supporting settlements, in addition to providing food packages to the occupation army.

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12. Pressure campaign launched to cancel Israeli event at “StoneX” stadium in Britain

Solidarity organizations launched a broad international pressure campaign demanding that the management of “StoneX” Stadium and the British “Saracens” club cancel the “Immigration Day” event organized by the “World Zionist Organization,” scheduled to take place within less than 24 hours.
Investigations conducted by the organization “Declassified” revealed that the event hosts entities directly promoting illegal settlement activity in the West Bank, which constitutes complicity in strengthening the apartheid system and settlement expansion.

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13. Trial of 5 Palestine solidarity activists begins in Germany under unlawful conditions

The trial of the Palestine solidarity activists known as the “Ulm 5” begins today in southwestern Germany, following a direct action carried out last September in which they were accused of dismantling drones belonging to the Israeli company “Elbit Systems.”
The activists face trial after months of detention under conditions later described by the court as “unlawful,” with some held in solitary confinement for 23 hours a day and denied communication with lawyers or family members for extended periods.

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14. #Video… Vigil in Berlin marks Mother’s Day in solidarity with Gaza’s mothers

“Mauer Park” in the German capital Berlin hosted a symbolic solidarity vigil highlighting the suffering of mothers and children in occupied Palestine under the ongoing war of extermination.
The vigil, attended by women wearing black scarves and carrying symbolic white shrouds and flowers, reflected the scale of loss experienced by thousands of Palestinian families deprived of celebrating the occasion.

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15. World capitals rise against genocide and demand freedom for prisoners

Mass demonstrations took place in the Norwegian capital Oslo and Costa Rica’s San José, with thousands participating in solidarity with the Palestinian people, while in Milan, Italy, trade unions and students organized a protest demanding the immediate release of Palestinian prisoners.
In Britain, activists in London and Manchester organized events highlighting prisoners’ suffering, warning of the danger of executions threatening them and announcing continued escalation until the aggression ends.

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16. #Video… Vigil at SOAS University in London in solidarity with Gaza’s children

Students at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) organized a symbolic mourning vigil using children’s clothing, marking two years since declaring their campus area a “liberated zone” supporting Palestine.
Students demanded that the university sever all ties and partnerships with companies complicit in financing settler colonialism and ethnic cleansing, rejecting the use of their tuition fees to support the occupation.

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17. European Broadcasting Union considers excluding Israel from Eurovision and moving it to the Asian contest

The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) discussed a proposal to exclude the Israeli occupation system from the Eurovision Song Contest and transfer its participation to the Asian version, amid growing pressure from international boycott calls and collective withdrawals by several member states.
The Hebrew newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth reported that these discussions come amid widening protests against the “whitewashing of genocide” through artistic platforms, following the announcement of five European countries officially withdrawing from the “Vienna 2026” edition.

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18. European Union approves new sanctions on settlers in the West Bank

Foreign ministers of European Union countries reached a political agreement to impose new sanctions on Israeli settlers involved in attacks against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, amid an unprecedented escalation in settler violence and settlement expansion backed by Israel’s right-wing government.
Reuters quoted four European diplomats saying the agreement includes measures targeting settlers accused of carrying out attacks and acts of terrorism against Palestinians, amid growing European pressure to take concrete action regarding Israeli violations in the occupied territories.

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*International*

19. Makers of documentary “Doctors Under Fire” attack BBC complicity after BAFTA win

The film’s team considered the decision to block its broadcast a “catastrophic failure” and an attempt to silence journalists conveying the reality of genocide in Gaza, thanking “Channel 4” for agreeing to air it.
The documentary, which also won the 2025 Foreign Press Award, documents firsthand testimonies from Palestinian paramedics and doctors under Israeli attack, exposing attempts by Western media institutions to erase the Palestinian narrative and favor the occupation under the guise of “neutrality.”
The roots of the controversy go back to the BBC’s decision to withdraw and block the film despite being its financier and producer, justifying the move with concerns over “neutrality” and failure to meet editorial standards.

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20. Amnesty calls on the European Union to suspend association agreement with Israel

Twenty-one directors from Amnesty International signed a document addressed to the Council of European Affairs demanding the immediate suspension of the association agreement with “Tel Aviv” during their ongoing meeting, in response to the occupation’s violation of Article 2 concerning respect for human rights.
This demand aims to end the immunity enjoyed by the occupation, warning against continued “European complicity” in genocide, the apartheid system, and illegal occupation.