Epal European Palestinian Media Center Bulletin, Issue No. 2466, Date: Wednesday, June 10, 2026

1. Israeli artillery shelling and gunfire east of Gaza

Israeli occupation forces continued to violate the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip for the 243rd consecutive day through artillery shelling and gunfire in various areas of the Strip.
A local source reported gunfire from Israeli military vehicles east of Khan Younis and Israeli artillery shelling targeting the northeast of the town of Beit Lahia in the northern part of the Strip.

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**2. Occupation confiscates prayer garments from female prisoners in Damon prison**

The Prisoners’ Media Office reported that the administration of Damon prison confiscated most of the skirts and prayer garments belonging to female prisoners in a new step that infringes upon their religious rights and restricts their ability to practice rituals and worship inside the prison.
The office explained that the prisoners are facing increasing difficulty in performing prayers after the confiscation of these clothes, amid the absence of any clear justification for this measure, further aggravating their daily suffering inside detention.

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**3. Settlers attack a house in the village of Burqa, northwest of Nablus**

Settlers attacked a house in the village of Burqa, northwest of Nablus, in the West Bank.
Local sources reported that a number of settlers attacked the home of citizen Abdel Salam Salah on the outskirts of the town of Burqa by throwing stones, under the protection of the occupation army.

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**4. More than 21,000 martyrs among students and staff and destruction of hundreds of educational institutions**

The Ministry of Education and Higher Education announced that the death toll in the Palestinian education sector since the start of the war has risen to 21,701 among students, teachers, and staff in educational institutions in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, including 20,647 students and 1,054 educational staff members.
The ministry explained that the Gaza Strip witnessed the killing of more than 19,101 school students and 1,379 university students, in addition to more than 31,000 injured students. It also reported the killing of 802 school employees and 246 university employees, while thousands of educational staff members were injured.

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**5. Escalation of settler terror: vehicle burned, caravans installed, and property vandalized in the West Bank**

Settlers escalated their attacks and assaults on citizens and their property in the occupied West Bank.
In Ramallah, settlers vandalized property belonging to Bedouin residents from Arab al-Mleihat east of the village of al-Taybeh.
In Nablus, settlers burned a vehicle in the village of Beit Imerin northwest of the city.
In Hebron, a settler stormed the vicinity of residents’ homes in the village of Susya south of the city and harassed shepherds while they were in the area’s pastures.

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**6. Occupation rejects appeals of administrative detainees and continues policy of detention without charge**

Entities specializing in monitoring prisoners’ issues reported that occupation courts rejected appeals submitted by dozens of administrative detainees against their detention orders, with responses dated June 8, 2026, reflecting the courts’ continued confirmation and approval of administrative detention orders.
Data indicated that about 99% of the cases submitted to appeals courts were rejected, clearly demonstrating the role these courts play in entrenching the policy of administrative detention, which involves holding Palestinians for varying periods without formal charges or actual trials.

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**European**

**7. Britain: new sanctions and efforts to prevent trade with settlements**

The British Foreign Secretary announced that the United Kingdom will strengthen measures against activities linked to Israeli settlements in the West Bank, confirming efforts to impose sanctions on companies that facilitate the transfer of resources to settlements it considers illegal.
She clarified that London has already imposed restrictions on arms sales to Israel and that the British government will impose new sanctions on six entities and one individual said to be involved in financing, enabling, and carrying out settler violence in the West Bank.

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**8. France imposes sanctions on settlers and bans Smotrich from entering its territory**

France announced a new package of sanctions against Israeli officials and settlers in response to escalating settlement expansion and violence in the occupied West Bank, in coordination with Britain, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and Norway.
French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël stated that the six countries decided to take joint measures against those responsible for escalating settlement activities and related assaults in the West Bank.

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**9. Two Dutch journalists win a European award for an investigation documenting occupation crimes**

Journalists Maud Eefting and Willem Feenstra won this year’s “Journalistic Excellence” award for their investigative report documenting the direct and systematic killing of Palestinian children by Israeli occupation forces in the Gaza Strip.
The investigation, published by the Dutch newspaper “De Volkskrant,” relied on compelling medical and field evidence exposing the falsity of occupation narratives and confirming deliberate targeting of the emerging Palestinian generation.
The winning investigation, titled “What the Wounds Reveal,” documented by name and data the killing and injury of 114 Palestinian children under the age of fifteen after being directly targeted by sniper fire to the head or chest.

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**10. Palestinian flag raised above a vital traffic intersection in Belfast**

The event was organized by activists in the boycott movement in Belfast as part of a weekly initiative called “Bridgel.” Organizers aim through this ongoing activity to create an interactive space to inform the Irish public about boycott mechanisms and the context of the ongoing genocidal war.
The renewed call seeks to expand the volunteer base and build a broader Irish solidarity network to support the boycott movement until the Zionist colonial system is dismantled.

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**11. Polish club rejects offer from “Maccabi Tel Aviv” due to the war on Gaza**

The boycott movement indicated that Maccabi Tel Aviv had previously sent support packages to Israeli soldiers participating in the war and published promotional materials including staff and players who served in the army.
The movement considered the decision of the Polish club Pogon Szczecin as a stance rejecting sports normalization with institutions linked to supporting the genocide in Gaza.

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**12. British Green Party leader challenges incitement by the Zionist lobby**

The leader of the British Green Party, Zak Polanski, renewed his call for the release of prisoner Marwan Barghouti, refuting an incitement campaign launched against him by Zionist organizations and figures after he appeared wearing a shirt bearing the slogan “Freedom for Marwan.”
He dismissed attempts by Zionist activists, including the extremist Heidi Bachram, to link his support for Barghouti to terrorism.

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**13. Serbian police arrest 10 protesters against the opening of an Israeli weapons factory in Belgrade**

The “Students in Blockade” collective reported that among those detained at the Stari Grad police station were two students from the Faculty of Philosophy at the University of Belgrade.
Activists were stormed and arrested immediately after the event ended, in an attempt to curb the growing movement against military investments linked to the occupation entity.
The Serbian Ministry of Interior has withheld information regarding the reasons for the arrests and has not issued any official statements about the charges or legal procedures.

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**14. Activists target a shipping company in Hamburg in protest over transporting weapons to the occupation**

Activists from the Palestine movement carried out a direct action against “Cosco Shipping” in the German city of Hamburg, accusing the company of contributing to the transport of weapons to Israel through one of the world’s most important logistics hubs.
The movement stated that thousands of containers containing military equipment pass annually through Hamburg, noting that between two and three containers are shipped daily from the city to “Israel.”

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**15. Israeli director excluded from jury of the Marseille International Film Festival**

The exclusion came after a wide pressure campaign led by activists and filmmakers in response to calls for cultural boycott of the Israeli occupation entity. The pressure pushed 10 international directors to withdraw their participating films in protest against hosting Nadav Lapid.
The festival administration, headed by Tsveta Dobreva, attempted to circumvent the protests by proposing alternatives to the director’s attendance, but the escalating threat of a full boycott forced the administration to comply with the demands and withdraw his invitation to avoid cancellation of the festival.

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**16. #Video: Israel supporters attack pro-Palestine demonstration in Ireland**

Organizers of the march confirmed that participants were subjected to abusive chants by pro-Israel individuals while passing through the town of Scarva in Northern Ireland.
The march was organized by the Ireland Palestine Solidarity Campaign and was attended by approximately 1,500 people, starting from Lurgan toward Newry via Scarva.

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**17. Italy opens investigation into Israeli Security Minister Ben Gvir**

The Italian public prosecutor has placed Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir under investigation on suspicion of involvement in the kidnapping and torture of Italian citizens who were among participants in the Global Resilience Flotilla, which was intercepted by occupation forces while attempting to break the siege on Gaza last month.
The investigation comes following the treatment of detained activists, after Ben Gvir published a video showing them handcuffed and forced to kneel during their detention.

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**International**

**18. Washington blacklists 101 UNRWA employees in Gaza**

The Office of the Inspector General of the U.S. Agency for International Development issued a confidential report referred to the State Department recommending the addition of 101 current and former UNRWA employees in the Gaza Strip to the government blacklist.
This step comes amid tightening restrictions and U.S. complicity with the occupation in efforts to dismantle the UN agency by accusing its staff of participating in the events of October 7.
U.S. contracts would prohibit these employees — including school principals, teachers, doctors, and psychological counselors — from working in any future U.S.-funded relief or humanitarian projects.

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**19. Investigative report: 51 countries supplied Israel with $885.6 million worth of weapons**

An investigative report revealed that 51 countries supplied Israel with military equipment worth $885.6 million between October 2023 and October 2025. Data showed that 91% of these imports flowed after the International Court of Justice warned of the risk of genocide.
According to the report, Israel relies on a global military supply chain led by the United States with 42% of total imports, followed by India with 26%, then Romania, Taiwan, and the Czech Republic. These countries recorded an increase in military shipments to Israel compared to the pre-war period.

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**20. UN Commission of Inquiry: Israeli authorities involved in settler attacks against Palestinians in the West Bank**

The United Nations Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory stated that Israeli authorities are directly involved in acts of violence and displacement carried out by settlers against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank.
It added that Palestinians are subjected in a systematic and deliberate manner to grave human rights violations, noting that Israeli authorities are directly involved in settler attacks that result in the killing of Palestinians, causing physical and psychological harm, and forcibly displacing them.