Epal European Palestinian Media Center Bulletin, Issue No. 2507, Date: Thursday, July 23, 2026

1. Health: 12 killed and 12 injured in Gaza over the past 24 hours
The Palestinian Ministry of Health in the Gaza Strip announced that 12 people were killed and 12 others injured, arriving at hospitals across the Strip during the past 24 hours as a result of the ongoing Israeli offensive.

The Ministry added that a number of victims remain trapped under the rubble and on the roads, as ambulance and Civil Defense teams are still unable to reach them. It warned that the actual death toll is likely higher due to field restrictions and a severe lack of resources.

2. Gaza Civil Defense reveals details of the burning alive of an entire family
The Civil Defense in the Gaza Strip condemned what it described as an Israeli attack targeting a Palestinian family’s home, resulting in all family members being killed by fire.

It warned that its humanitarian response capacity continues to deteriorate amid the ongoing war and the shortage of equipment and resources.

The Civil Defense said its crews are confronted daily with tragic humanitarian scenes as civilians continue to be targeted, accompanied by widespread destruction and mounting casualties.

3. Thirty-five Gaza detainees released from Israeli prisons
Israeli authorities released 35 detainees from the Gaza Strip after they had been held for varying periods.

According to local sources, the released detainees arrived at Nasser Medical Hospital in Khan Younis, southern Gaza, accompanied by teams from the International Committee of the Red Cross.

4. Rights center warns against the “Crocodile Prison” project and escalating abuses in Israeli prisons
The Hanzala Center for Prisoners and Former Prisoners warned of the project promoted by Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir, known as the “Crocodile Prison,” describing it as a new escalation in the policy of collective punishment against Palestinian prisoners.

The center stated that the project reflects an unprecedented level of extremism and a retaliatory approach in Israeli prison policies, indicating a growing trend toward intensifying abuse against detainees.

5. Prisoners’ Club: Israel arrests at least 25 Palestinians, including five women
The Palestinian Prisoners’ Club said Israeli forces arrested at least 25 Palestinians across the occupied West Bank, including Jerusalem.

Among those arrested were five women from Tubas, Tulkarm, Hebron, Bethlehem, and Jerusalem, in addition to 15 workers from the Gaza Strip who were detained in Qalqilya Governorate.

6. Israel demolishes five homes and settler runs over sheep in Bethlehem
Israeli forces demolished homes belonging to Palestinian residents in the towns of Nahalin and Za’tara in Bethlehem Governorate, southern West Bank, citing a lack of building permits.

Local sources reported that Israeli forces entered Nahalin with bulldozers and demolished four homes in the Subeiha area.

7. Palestine Center: Israel turns heatwaves into a tool of punishment against prisoners
The Palestine Center for Prisoners Studies stated that prisons have become like furnaces due to successive heatwaves striking the region, especially prisons located in the Negev desert.

According to the center, Israeli authorities exploit extreme heat to increase prisoners’ suffering by depriving them of all means of ventilation, including natural airflow, after sealing prison cells with iron plates that prevent air circulation.

8. Between the peak of extermination and false calm: Burning people alive as a continuing Israeli practice
Scenes of charred bodies and forced destruction continue to emerge from Gaza on live broadcasts, surpassing conventional bombardment and becoming what the report describes as direct thermal attacks on civilians and their families inside homes and tents.

Children, women, and the elderly are repeatedly left to face raging fires, turning inhabited areas into enclosed infernos.

9. Settlers force family from home in Nablus and seize the property
Israeli settlers forced the family of Mahmoud Al-Tubasi from their home in the village of Jalud, south of Nablus, before taking over the property.

Local sources said the settlers seized the house after forcing the family to leave following a siege lasting more than three months and daily assaults against them.

10. Video: Palestinian youth confront Israeli settler attack
A video shows Palestinian youths confronting Israeli settlers after the settlers set fires on the outskirts of the village of Jalud, east of Nablus, in the occupied West Bank.

Europe
11. French writer Frank Barat joins global campaign calling for Marwan Barghouti’s release
French activist and author Frank Barat announced that he has joined the international campaign demanding the release of imprisoned Palestinian leader Marwan Barghouti, who has been held in Israeli prisons for 24 years.

His participation supports a global initiative featuring a replica of the 2002 Palestine national football team jersey to raise awareness of Barghouti’s imprisonment and call for his freedom.

12. Rights groups warn of threats to the independence of the International Criminal Court
The Council of Palestinian Human Rights Organizations and the Palestinian NGO Network warned of political interference that undermines the integrity and independence of the International Criminal Court (ICC).

Representing more than 140 human rights organizations, they expressed concern over new pressure campaigns led by U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio aimed at obstructing efforts to prosecute alleged war criminals.

13. Calls for global action against Palantir
The Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement called for the formation of broad international coalitions to lead pressure campaigns against the U.S. software company Palantir.

The call came in response to the company’s support for Israeli military technology, including artificial intelligence and data analysis systems that, according to the movement, are used in military operations in Gaza.

14. Supportive video campaign by Palestine Action against anti-terrorism measures
Activists from Palestine Action in the United Kingdom launched an escalation campaign by publishing 84 videos challenging Britain’s anti-terrorism laws, following a series of dawn police raids on homes.

The movement said hundreds have joined the campaign to resist government intimidation and the criminalization of support for Palestine.

15. Protest demanding justice for Abdelrahim Faqir and condemning the genocide dispersed in Italy
Italian police used tear gas and water cannons to disperse demonstrators gathered outside the Prefecture of Bologna, demanding truth and justice in the case of Moroccan citizen Abdelrahim Faqir, who died following an encounter with Italian police.

Participants also condemned impunity and linked police violence in Italy to what they described as Israeli crimes committed during the war in Gaza.

International
16. Human rights organizations sue U.S. officials over sanctions on international institutions
The organizations Democracy for the Arab World Now (DAWN) and Taxpayers Against Genocide filed a lawsuit in a federal court in New York seeking the removal of U.S. sanctions imposed on international bodies working to hold individuals accountable for alleged war crimes.

The lawsuit challenges an executive order that authorizes sanctions against those pursuing cases before the International Criminal Court, particularly regarding investigations into Gaza.

17. Lawsuit against the University of California over alleged violations of protest rights
Nine of the 33 plaintiffs suing the University of California Board of Regents are seeking permission to use pseudonyms in court to protect themselves and their families from harassment, violence, or possible deportation.

The lawsuit alleges violations of students’ and faculty members’ civil and constitutional rights during campus protests held in 2024.

18. Activist interrupts U.S. Defense Secretary during Senate testimony
An activist interrupted U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth while he was testifying before a Senate committee, protesting U.S. military support for Israel and what she described as complicity in the war in Gaza.

She called for an end to the bombing of children in Palestine and Iran as Hegseth defended a proposed $1.5 trillion military budget.

19. Track AIPAC backs Pelosi successor candidate for San Francisco House seat
Connie Chan, a candidate seeking to succeed Nancy Pelosi in California’s San Francisco congressional seat, received the endorsement of Citizens Against AIPAC Corruption, the political arm of the pro-Palestinian organization Track AIPAC.

The endorsement followed Chan’s pledge not to accept funding from pro-Israel lobbying groups.

20. Mamdani: Netanyahu is a war criminal with no place in New York
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani said he lacks the legal authority to enforce the arrest warrant issued against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu should he visit New York for the United Nations General Assembly in September, and urged the U.S. federal government to take action.

In a video posted on X, Mamdani said Netanyahu is accused of war crimes and held him responsible for what he described as the “genocide” in the Gaza Strip, which he said has claimed the lives of more than 73,000 Palestinians.