Epal European Palestinian Media Center Bulletin, Issue No. 2476, Date: Saturday, June 20, 2026

1. One Palestinian killed by Israeli fire in Gaza amid ongoing ceasefire violations

A Palestinian citizen was killed and several others were injured as a result of separate Israeli attacks across the Gaza Strip, amid continued violations of the ceasefire agreement.
Local sources reported that Abdullah Yassin was killed by Israeli army gunfire near Wadi Gaza in the central part of the Strip.

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**2. Gaza municipalities warn of the collapse of essential services**

The Union of Municipalities in the Gaza Strip warned that the public services system is on the verge of complete collapse as Israel continues to prevent the entry of essential supplies.
Gaza Municipality spokesperson Husni Mahna stated that the crisis has gone beyond the shortage of conventional fuel and has reached an extremely critical stage due to the imminent depletion of industrial oils, which are vital for operating machinery and equipment.

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**3. Human rights body: 50 Bedouin and pastoral communities displaced in the West Bank since late 2023**

The Independent Commission for Human Rights, affiliated with the Palestinian Authority, revealed that Israeli settlement expansion and military restrictions have led to the displacement of 50 Palestinian Bedouin and pastoral communities in the West Bank since late 2023.
The findings were presented during the release of a survey conducted in cooperation with the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics. The data showed nearly 300 violations targeting individuals and institutions within these communities during April 2025 alone.

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**4. Injuries reported after Israeli strike on a displaced persons’ tent in Mawasi Khan Younis**

Five people were injured today after Israeli forces carried out an attack targeting a tent sheltering displaced persons in Al-Awda Camp, near the industrial area of Mawasi Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip.
Local sources said the strike hit the tent directly, injuring several civilians who were transferred to hospitals for treatment.

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**5. Residents of Beit Furik: We will not leave Tana to the settlers and will defend it until our last breath**

Residents of Beit Furik, east of Nablus, renewed their commitment to their land and holy sites and vowed to confront all attempts by the occupation authorities and settlers to seize them, particularly in Khirbet Tana.
Residents held prayers in the Wadi Qarad area after Israeli forces prevented them from entering Khirbet Tana to pray at Beit al-Sheikh Mosque, which they say is threatened by Judaization. They stressed that the mosque will remain steadfast in the face of settlement expansion and occupation, expressing determination to reach it and pray there despite Israeli attacks.

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**6. 1,359 violations committed by Israeli forces and settlers in one week**

A report issued by the Palestinian Information Center “Mu‘ta” documented 1,359 violations committed by Israeli forces and settlers between June 12 and June 18, 2026.
According to the report, Israeli forces carried out 230 raids targeting Palestinian cities, towns, and refugee camps, accompanied by heavy military deployment and searches of homes and facilities. The report also recorded 108 arrests and detentions of Palestinians, including young men and former prisoners, during various military raids.

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**7. Video: Released prisoner carries his mother after a quarter-century of separation in Israeli prisons**

Emotional moments were captured as a released Palestinian prisoner from the city of Al-Bireh in the occupied West Bank carried his mother in his arms after spending nearly 25 years in Israeli prisons.

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### **Europe**

**8. Irish novelist Rooney accuses Western states of complicity in the genocide in Gaza**

Irish novelist Sally Rooney launched a sharp political attack on international powers, asserting that the world’s wealthiest and most influential countries are directly facilitating and supporting the ongoing genocide in the Gaza Strip through foreign aid, weapons supplies, and military intelligence assistance to Israel.
She added that the Western political class has torn apart international law and undermined the multilateral global order in order to protect its position and American imperial interests. Rooney concluded by paying tribute to more than 200 journalists killed in Gaza while attempting to report the truth and challenge information suppression.

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**9. Berlin approves military partnership with major arms company linked to the war in Gaza**

Berlin Mayor Kai Wegner signed an official agreement with Israel Aerospace Industries, the Israeli state-owned aerospace company, to establish a joint innovation center in defense and aviation in the German capital.
The agreement was concluded with the company’s CEO, Boaz Levy, through a memorandum of understanding signed during the Berlin Air Show. Wegner described Berlin as the “ideal location” for hosting the new military and technological center.

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**10. British court acquits activists who targeted factory linked to Israeli military operations**

Ian, Hisham, Frank, and Juno were acquitted of criminal damage charges after disrupting operations at the Moog factory in August 2025.
The activists had climbed onto the factory roof and dismantled parts of the facility in protest against its involvement in manufacturing components allegedly used in Israeli war crimes, arguing that preventing killing is not a crime.

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**11. Activists confront New Zealand foreign minister over support for Israel**

Māori activist and participant in the Global Steadfastness Flotilla, Hahuna Ormsby, confronted New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters inside Parliament, asking whether his priority was New Zealand or Israel.
Palestinian-New Zealander activist Rana Free Sol also reminded the minister of the bloodshed associated with policies supporting Israel.

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### **International**

**12. From Amman to Turkey and Ireland: growing calls to boycott Israeli products**

In Ireland, activists called for a boycott of Israeli products sold in Home Bargains stores, comparing them to products associated with South Africa’s apartheid regime.
In Turkey, supporters have continued a sit-in for 235 days against McDonald’s while demanding the release of physician Hossam Abu Safiya and Palestinian prisoners. Meanwhile, calls intensified in Amman to boycott the Som Som store because of its links to an Israeli brand.

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**13. U.S. judge orders release of Palestinian imam detained over support for Palestinian rights**

The imam of the largest mosque in the U.S. state of Wisconsin, Salah Sarsour, was released by court order after nearly three months in detention by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
The decision came after a federal judge concluded that Sarsour, a Palestinian-American and lawful U.S. resident for more than three decades, had presented a credible claim that he was targeted because of his public support for Palestinian rights.

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**14. Calls to boycott World Sailing Championship in Tangier over Israeli team participation**

The Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI) called for pressure to exclude the Israeli team from the “Optimist 2026” World Sailing Championship, scheduled to take place in Tangier, Morocco, from June 18 to June 28, with the participation of several Arab and international teams.
The campaign criticized Moroccan authorities for allowing a team representing Israel to participate while the war in Gaza and regional military actions continue, arguing that such participation draws others into a normalization process widely rejected by the public.

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**15. Oxfam: Blocking aid to Palestinians is part of collective punishment**

Bushra Khalidi, Global Humanitarian Policy Lead at Oxfam, stated that Israel’s prevention of humanitarian aid deliveries constitutes part of a policy of collective punishment against Palestinians.
Speaking before the United Nations Security Council during a session on the Palestinian issue under the agenda item “The Situation in the Middle East,” she said that “Israel continues to kill and besiege Palestinian civilians in a very small area of the Gaza Strip.”

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**16. UNICEF: Gaza ceasefire has become a deadly illusion for children**

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) described the declared ceasefire in the Gaza Strip as a “deadly illusion” for Palestinian children, stating that 265 children have been killed since the ceasefire was announced in October of last year.
UNICEF spokesperson James Elder, speaking from Amman during remarks presented at a press conference in Geneva, said that for months the world had been told there was a ceasefire in Gaza, but for Palestinian children it had become “a harsh and deadly illusion.”