Epal European Palestinian Media Center Bulletin, Issue No. 2481, Date: Friday, June 26, 2026

1. Two Palestinians killed in Gaza as Israeli ceasefire violations continue
Two Palestinians were killed, one by Israeli gunfire in Beit Lahia and the other from wounds sustained in a previous Israeli airstrike, as Israeli forces continued to violate the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.
A local source reported that a Palestinian was shot and killed by Israeli forces in the Beit Lahia area in the northern Gaza Strip.

A medical source also confirmed the death of Abdel Rahman Ziyada, who succumbed to injuries sustained several days earlier after an Israeli strike targeted a tent sheltering displaced civilians inside Ibn Sina School in western Gaza City.

2. Executed inside his home: Palestinian killed by Israeli forces in Salfit
A Palestinian man was killed by Israeli forces in the village of Sarta, west of Salfit, in the occupied West Bank.
Local sources reported that Mustafa Taha Mustafa Al-Khatib (32) was killed after Israeli forces stormed his home and opened direct fire on him.

3. Prisoners’ organizations: Israel has turned arrests into sites of summary executions
Palestinian prisoners’ rights organizations warned of an escalating policy of field executions carried out by Israeli forces during arrest raids and military incursions.
They stated that Israel has transformed arrests into scenes of direct killings as part of a systematic policy targeting Palestinians, describing it as an extension of the ongoing war crimes.

4. 950 violations by Israeli forces and settlers recorded during June: systematic escalation targeting the West Bank and Jerusalem
Human rights organizations reported nearly 950 violations committed by Israeli forces and settler militias against Bedouin communities in the occupied West Bank and Jerusalem since the beginning of June.
The violations included physical assaults on residents, destruction of homes, property, and infrastructure, harassment of shepherds, and preventing them from accessing grazing lands and water sources.

They also included cutting off water and electricity supplies to several Bedouin communities and imposing severe restrictions on residents’ movement, further worsening the humanitarian situation.

5. Following the killing of Al-Khatib: Calls to expose Israeli crimes
Writer and political analyst Marwan Al-Aqra stated that the killing carried out by Israeli forces at dawn in the village of Sarta is a dangerous indication of how the Israeli military treats Palestinians during arrests.
He added that exempting Israeli soldiers from legal accountability for killing civilians has encouraged further violence, criminal acts, and what he described as sadistic practices that violate human rights and human dignity.

6. Two injured, including a journalist, after assault by Israeli forces in the Jordan Valley
Two Palestinians, including journalist Muadh Ghannam, were injured after being assaulted by Israeli forces in the northern Jordan Valley.
The Palestinian Red Crescent said its teams received the two men from Israeli forces after they sustained bruises during the assault in Ras Al-Ahmar and transferred them to hospital.

7. Video: Palestinian recounts how Israeli attacks led to the amputation of his leg and his son’s leg in Gaza
Video: “It would have been better if we had become martyrs.”
A Palestinian recounts how the war changed his life after both he and his son lost a leg, while another son has remained in Israeli detention for more than two years.

Europe
8. Human rights groups urge the French Parliament to vote in favor of banning trade with Israeli settlements
The Association of Friends of Palestine, together with solidarity organizations, called on French citizens to pressure members of the National Assembly to support a bill banning all forms of trade with Israeli settlements built on occupied Palestinian land.
The proposed legislation would prohibit imports of settlement products such as fruit, vegetables, wine, and cosmetics.

9. Zionist incitement campaign targets Irish athlete battling cancer
Irish middle-distance runner Ciara Mageean received a wave of abusive messages and comments from pro-Israeli settlers wishing that she would die from cancer after she publicly condemned Israel’s ongoing war in the Gaza Strip.
The messages targeted her social media accounts and mocked her health condition after she had previously revealed her cancer diagnosis.

10. Protest outside London’s Old Bailey in support of the Filton 25 activists
British activists gathered outside the Old Bailey in London for the third consecutive day to protest what they described as the political trial of activist Sarah and members of the Filton 25 group.
Demonstrators demanded that all criminal charges against the activists be dropped, arguing that they were prosecuted for participating in direct action campaigns and boycott initiatives opposing British companies’ involvement in Israel’s military campaign.

11. Irish SIPTU union urges RTÉ not to broadcast Israel’s football matches
Ireland’s SIPTU trade union called on the national broadcaster RTÉ not to air the scheduled football matches between Ireland and Israel in September and October.
The union also pledged full support for any employee who refuses to work on coverage of the matches, stating that workers should not contribute to what it described as the “sportswashing” of Israel’s war.

12. Activists block Rheinmetall weapons factory over arms exports to Israel
German activists blocked the entrance to a Rheinmetall weapons factory in Berlin’s Wedding district by staging a sit-in aimed at halting the production and export of weapons to Israel.
The protesters accused the company of profiting from the bloodshed of civilians and being complicit in Israel’s ongoing military campaign in Gaza.

13. Rights report alleges Maersk shipped 1,100 tons of bomb components to Israel
A joint report by the Palestinian Youth Movement and Oxfam Denmark alleged that the global shipping company Maersk transported components used in weapons deployed during the war in Gaza.
According to the report, more than 1,100 tons of shipments have been transported since 2023, including bomb bodies from the MK-80 and MPR series manufactured by General Dynamics in Texas and Elbit America in South Carolina, before being assembled in Israel and fitted with Boeing guidance systems.

International
14. Protest by pro-Israel demonstrators outside Botiqa café in New York after congressman was expelled
Around 65 demonstrators from a pro-Israel Jewish advocacy group gathered outside a Botiqa café in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, demanding an apology, while the U.S. Department of Justice opened a civil rights investigation involving the café chain.
At the same location, Palestinian activists and supporters held a counter-demonstration carrying signs condemning Israeli military operations in Gaza, the West Bank, and Lebanon.

The café chain had previously asked Democratic Congressman Dan Goldman to leave its Park Slope branch and barred him from returning because of his support for Israel’s military campaign in Gaza.

15. A small café challenged Israel by removing a member of Congress
A small café in Brooklyn decided to do what much larger institutions had not: say “no.”
No to those who justify airstrikes, no to those who vote to arm Israel, and no to those who contribute to the continuation of the tragedy while expecting to be welcomed like any other customer.

According to the text, Botiqa had neither political power nor influence, but possessed something rarer: a moral stance.

16. CAIR welcomes U.S. amendment to end military technology cooperation with Israel
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) welcomed the introduction of Amendment No. 2 to the U.S. National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027.
The amendment seeks to repeal Section 219, ending the U.S.-Israel Defense Technology Cooperation Initiative by halting the expansion of military research partnerships, intelligence cooperation, and defense-industrial integration.

The proposal has received bipartisan support, including from Representatives Rashida Tlaib, Thomas Massie, and Ro Khanna.

17. Google accused of siding with Israel by blocking a digital boycott app
Boycott campaign organizers called on activists worldwide to take immediate action against Google after the company removed and suspended the Wall Boycott Assistant app from Android devices.
According to the statement, the move was intended to protect Google’s financial interests and maintain its commercial relationships with Israel, which the statement says are supported by multi-billion-dollar technology and investment contracts.