Epal European Palestinian Media Center Bulletin, Issue No. 2494, Date: Thursday, July 9, 2026

1. 10 killed in Gaza as Israel continues ceasefire violations

Israel continues to violate the ceasefire agreement in the Gaza Strip through airstrikes, demolitions, and gunfire, with Israeli warplanes carrying out attacks across various parts of the enclave.

One civilian was reported killed and several others injured after an Israeli airstrike targeted a vehicle west of Gaza City.

Later, a child was reported killed by Israeli army gunfire.

Two more civilians were killed in an Israeli airstrike on the Sheikh Radwan neighborhood, west of Gaza City.

Four people were killed and several others injured after an Israeli airstrike hit a tent sheltering displaced families in the Al-Maslakh area, south of Khan Younis.

2. 15 detainees from Gaza released through Kerem Shalom Crossing
Israeli forces released 15 detainees from the Gaza Strip who had been arrested after October 7, 2023. They were transferred to Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir al-Balah for medical treatment, accompanied by teams from the International Committee of the Red Cross.

Local sources said the released detainees entered the Gaza Strip through the Kerem Shalom Crossing after being freed from Ofer Prison.

3. Physicians for Human Rights: Israeli government’s response raises concerns over Dr. Abu Safiya’s condition
The organization Physicians for Human Rights said that the Israeli government’s response to the Supreme Court regarding a petition seeking the release of 14 Palestinian doctors from Gaza has raised serious concerns about the health condition of detained physician Dr. Hossam Abu Safiya.

The organization stated that the government’s response failed to address allegations regarding his medical condition.

According to the organization, the Israeli government claimed that an internal review found no indication that Abu Safiya’s life is at risk. It added that he underwent several medical examinations after being transferred to the underground “Rakevet” section of Nitzan Prison, without explaining why the examinations were conducted, what their results were, or how they support the government’s claim that his life is not in danger.

4. Gaza Civil Defense appeals for urgent intervention to repair vehicles out of service for 12 days
The General Directorate of Civil Defense in the Gaza Strip has appealed to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) and international humanitarian organizations to urgently provide support for repairing Civil Defense vehicles that have been out of service at the Al-Rimal Civil Defense Center for twelve consecutive days.

The breakdown has significantly hampered emergency response operations.

5. Israeli forces force four families to evacuate Khirbet Asaid, west of Jenin
Israeli forces, accompanied by settlers, forced four Palestinian families to leave their homes in Khirbet Asaid, part of the town of Ya’bad in the Jenin Governorate, after raiding the area and assaulting residents.

Resident Suhaila Obeid said settlers stormed the homes and attacked local residents before Israeli forces entered the houses and forced the four families to evacuate.

6. Gaza Private Transport Association moves to close crossings in protest over attacks on drivers
Jihad Aslim, Deputy Chairman of the Gaza Private Transport Companies Association, announced that the association intends to shut down border crossings and suspend operations in protest against the continued targeting of drivers by Israeli forces.

Aslim said that driver Ahmad Nasser Aslim was shot and killed by the Israeli army on the Israeli side of the Kerem Shalom Crossing. He had been working at the crossing and was targeted after completing a cargo-loading operation while heading back toward the Gaza Strip.

7. Demonstration outside Nasser Medical Complex calls for medicines for Gaza’s healthcare sector
Dozens of activists and residents gathered outside Nasser Medical Complex in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, calling for the provision of medicines, medical supplies, and greater support for the healthcare sector.

Participants in the demonstration, organized by Palestinian national and Islamic factions, carried banners urging the international community to meet the healthcare sector’s urgent needs in order to save patients and the wounded.

8. Palestinian Prisoners’ Club: Israel attempted to kill detainee Ghassan Zawahra by shooting him three times
The Palestinian Prisoners’ Club held the Israeli prison authorities fully responsible for what it described as the attempted killing of detainee Ghassan Ibrahim Zawahra from Dheisheh refugee camp in Bethlehem Governorate.

The organization said the incident amounted to a deliberate attempt on his life carried out by prison suppression units.

According to the Prisoners’ Club, prison forces fired rubber bullets at Zawahra inside Negev Prison after transferring him there from Janot-Ramon Prison on June 8. It added that from the moment of his transfer he was subjected to humiliating strip searches and severe physical assaults.

9. Israeli forces compel residents of Khirbet Asaid near Jenin to leave their homes
Israeli forces, accompanied by settlers, forced residents of Khirbet Asaid, part of the town of Ya’bad in the Jenin Governorate, to evacuate their homes.

Resident Suhaila Obeid said settlers raided the village and assaulted residents before Israeli troops entered the homes and forced the four families living there to leave.

10. Palestine Center: Gaza detainees caught between deadly torture and the threat of execution
The Palestine Center for Prisoners Studies accused Israeli authorities of committing what it described as open war crimes against detainees from the Gaza Strip, alongside what it called acts of genocide against Gaza’s population since October 7.

The Center stated that Gaza detainees face deadly torture from the moment of arrest, which it says has resulted in the deaths of 52 detainees whose identities are known, while also facing the possibility of execution under a recently approved death penalty law that, according to the Center, could be applied to hundreds of prisoners.
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European
1. Italian authorities prevent an Italian MP from inspecting a steel shipment heading to Israel

Authorities at the Italian port of Gioia Tauro prevented MP Stefania Ascari from accessing 27 containers of military-grade steel that had been shipped from India for Elbit Systems, the largest arms manufacturer supplying the Israeli military.

Popular and trade union movements in Italy had previously forced authorities to unload and detain this allegedly illegal military shipment at the ports of Gioia Tauro and Cagliari for several months. However, Rome has so far refused to answer key questions regarding its fate and has imposed a complete blackout on information about it.

Following this, the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement called for increased popular pressure at Italian ports to prevent the shipment from leaving permanently, in order to stop the steel from being used in what it describes as the ongoing genocidal war against the Palestinian people.

2. Dublin City Council calls for boycott of Israel in the UEFA Nations League
Members of Dublin City Council approved an emergency motion calling on the Football Association of Ireland to withdraw the Irish national team from its upcoming matches against the Israeli national team, scheduled for September and October as part of the UEFA Nations League.

The council called on the sports association to demonstrate clear “moral leadership” and firmly reject contributing to the whitewashing of Israeli actions, regardless of any possible sporting or financial consequences imposed by international bodies.

3. Protests in Birmingham denounce Reebok’s sponsorship of the Israeli Football Association
Activists from Youth Front for Palestine in Birmingham, UK, distributed leaflets inside sports stores to protest the sponsorship agreement between Reebok and the Israeli Football Association.

The protest aimed to pressure the company to end the partnership, citing reports indicating that some clubs affiliated with the association operate in settlements in the occupied West Bank.

4. Irish Parliament approves bill banning imports of goods from Israeli settlements
Dublin’s new legislation is based on the 2024 advisory opinion issued by the International Court of Justice, which stated that Israel’s occupation of the West Bank, Jerusalem, and the Gaza Strip is unlawful. Ireland would therefore become the first European Union country to adopt such a comprehensive trade ban, following partial restrictions introduced by Spain in October.

The move comes amid ongoing Irish efforts to pressure the European Union to review the partnership agreement with Israel signed in 1995, while European attempts to restrict settlement trade face obstacles due to the lack of consensus among member states.

5. Demonstration in Milan after reports of Dr. Abu Safiya’s deteriorating health condition
The protest in Italy came in response to calls from the organization Physicians for Human Rights and the detained doctor’s lawyer, following his transfer to the “Rakevet” section of Nitzan Prison while in critical health condition, suffering from breathing difficulties and new bruises.

Demonstrators held banners demanding immediate intervention to save Abu Safiya’s life and provide him with independent medical care. They condemned what they described as international complicity and official European silence regarding the continued targeting of Palestinian medical personnel during what they call the ongoing genocide.

6. British railway company bans employees from wearing Palestine solidarity badges
The British company London North Eastern Railway (LNER) banned employees from wearing Palestine-support badges while at work, following legal pressure from the pro-Israel organization UK Lawyers for Israel (UKLFI).

The decision was reportedly justified after the organization received a complaint from a Jewish passenger who claimed to have felt “uncomfortable” after seeing a hospitality worker wearing a “Solidarity with Palestine” badge featuring the Palestinian flag, during a journey from Edinburgh to London on June 14.

7. Scottish National Party accused of complicity with banks financing the Israeli military
The decision was allegedly violated by involving banks accused of supporting and financing the Israeli military as part of a new government plan to issue financial bonds.

The Scottish government confirmed the selection of nine international banks to support the issuance of bonds worth £1.5 billion, planned to take place between late 2026 and early 2027 through private-sector investors.

8. British police arrest elderly woman for expressing solidarity with Palestine Action
British police arrested retired Anglican priest Sue Parfitt outside Scotland Yard in London after she delivered a speech marking the first anniversary of the ban on Palestine Action and its designation as a terrorist organization under the UK Terrorism Act.

The government banned Palestine Action after activists targeted two British air bases, protesting their alleged role in supplying arms to Israel.

9. Gaza march in Liverpool stops outside Lush store in recognition of its support for detained activists
The gathering was held to praise the company’s launch of a new product intended to raise funds for the organization “Defend Our Juries,” which supports activists detained and prosecuted in the UK over their expression of support for the Palestine Action movement opposing Israel’s occupation and what they describe as British government complicity.

Protesters praised Lush’s decision to allocate 75% of sales from its new “Resilient” bath bomb to support the human rights organization, describing it as a challenge to government efforts to criminalize solidarity and ban movements seeking to disrupt Israeli arms factories.
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International
20. Activists disrupt restaurant owned by American billionaire who supports Israel in New York

Activists from New York City and Long Island reserved tables inside the “Lulu” restaurant, owned by billionaire Marc Rowan, in Sag Harbor, and exposed Rowan’s central role in supporting what they describe as the genocide against the Palestinian people and in directing efforts by the Trump administration to suppress academic freedom and anti-occupation movements at universities.

The organizers said the event also targeted the billionaire’s practices of exploiting protesting local residents and violating land-use and urban planning regulations for his own benefit.

21. Dennis Kucinich: Silence cannot be maintained over the killing of hundreds of thousands under an alleged biblical pretext
Former U.S. Congressman Dennis Kucinich stated that the international community cannot stand by as a spectator while hundreds of thousands of people are killed in Palestine.

Dennis John Kucinich is an American politician from the Democratic Party who served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives for Ohio from 1997 to 2013. He also became the youngest mayor of a major American city at the age of 31.

22. Protests in Malaysia against rare earth export deal with the Pentagon over concerns of complicity in genocide
Popular movements and solidarity groups called on the Malaysian government in Putrajaya to reject expansion plans by the company Lynas and the export of rare earth elements to the U.S. Department of Defense, warning of the risk of the country becoming directly involved in alleged war crimes and genocide against the Palestinian people and other peoples in the region.

The protesters called on Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim to protect Malaysia’s sovereignty and act in accordance with the country’s long-standing pro-Palestinian policy. They stressed that hosting the company and its projects contradicts these principles, in addition to posing health, environmental, and radiation risks linked to Pentagon weapons used in Gaza and Lebanon.