Epal European Palestinian Media Center Bulletin, Issue No. 2540, Date: Saturday, August 29, 2026

1. 5 martyrs killed in Israeli bombardment of Al-Qarara as violations continue in Gaza
For the 323rd consecutive day, the Israeli occupation forces continue to violate the ceasefire agreement and the agreement to end the war of aggression in the Gaza Strip, signed on October 10, 2025, through Arab and American mediation in the Egyptian city of Sharm el-Sheikh.
A local source reported that citizen Hani Al-Mazloum was killed and others were injured in an Israeli drone strike on the Al-Naq area east of Gaza City.

A local source also reported that one person was killed when Israeli forces targeted a motorcycle near Al-Istijaba Mosque in the Al-Sabra neighborhood of Gaza City.

Local sources confirmed that three Palestinians from the Abdeen family were killed in an Israeli bombardment in the Al-Qarara area, north of Khan Younis Governorate.

2. 3 martyrs killed in Israeli bombing of a home west of Jenin
Three Palestinian citizens were killed after Israeli occupation aircraft bombed a house in the Harsh Al-Saada area of the city of Jenin, in the northern West Bank, amid a new escalation in the governorate.
Local sources reported that Qassam Brigades commander “Qais Al-Baytawi” and two of his companions were killed in an Israeli airstrike on the “Harsh Al-Saada” area of Jenin.

The occupation forces imposed a tight security cordon around the area after large numbers of Israeli army forces arrived in the vicinity of the site.

3. Eight thousand amputees in Gaza… and prosthetic limbs trapped at border crossings
At the Prosthetics and Paralysis Center in Gaza, between 40 and 50 patients pass through the examination room every day, four out of every ten of them children.
The figure is not a journalistic estimate, but rather what the center’s acting director, Nevin Al-Ghossain, said: these children “need prosthetic limbs.”

The demand is present every day, while the supply remains halted at the border crossings.

4. Dozens of settlers storm the Za’tara wilderness area east of Bethlehem
Dozens of settlers stormed the Za’tara wilderness area, which belongs to the village of Za’tara east of Bethlehem, and gathered in the Wadi Al-Muallaq area, amid provocations and movements targeting local residents.
Local sources reported that around 50 settlers spread throughout the area and carried out provocative tours, as their repeated attacks in the Za’tara wilderness and surrounding areas continue to escalate.

5. For the 20th day… occupation forces and settlers continue besieging homes in Qusra, south of Nablus
For the twentieth consecutive day, Israeli occupation forces and settlers have continued their tight siege of three Palestinian homes in the “Ras Al-Ain” area of the town of Qusra, south of Nablus, in an attempt to displace the families and seize their land.
Local sources reported that the occupation army is carrying out intensive movements in the town, while the siege of the affected families continues.

Soldiers placed a military tent directly at the entrance to the home of citizen “Luay Abu Rida” and erected iron gates at the entrances to the area.

6. Settlers cut down around 450 fruit-bearing guava trees in Khirbet Farsin near Jenin
Settlers cut down and damaged around 450 fruit-bearing guava trees and destroyed parts of the irrigation networks and fencing surrounding agricultural land in Khirbet Farsin, belonging to the town of Ya’bad, southwest of Jenin in the northern West Bank.
The landowner, citizen Ali Ammarna, said the trees that were attacked had been planted around three years ago and were expected to begin producing fruit this season, after he and his family had made great efforts to reclaim the land, plant it and care for it.

7. #Video… Israeli “quadcopters” target children in Gaza
#Watch… An Israeli army “quad-copter” drone opens fire on Palestinian children pulling water containers on a cart in Beit Lahia, northern Gaza Strip.
Europe
8. #Video… Zionist attacks pro-Palestinian supporters in Montreal
#Watch… “I have killed many like you.” An Israel supporter boasts about his Zionism, attacks and insults pro-Palestinian supporters during a gathering held in the Canadian city of Montreal in support of the city council’s vote on a resolution opposing the genocide in the Gaza Strip.
9. 100 international figures sign petition urging Spain to reject extradition of activist Chambers
Richard Gere, Carlos Bardem, Cynthia Nixon, Angela Davis, Greta Thunberg, Brian Eno, Roger Waters and Thurston Moore signed a petition calling on the Spanish government to reject a U.S. request to extradite American millionaire and pro-Palestinian activist James “Fergie” Chambers.
Chambers was arrested in Ibiza on July 10 and remains in custody without bail.

The signatories described the case against him as “political persecution” because of his humanitarian work and support for Palestinians, stressing that Spain has the legal ability—and indeed should—grant him international protection and political asylum, particularly since the U.S. indictment remains secret.

10. Public anger in Australia over participation of Golani Brigade soldiers in Sydney Marathon
The 2026 Sydney Marathon, which begins on Sunday, August 30, with a record participation of more than 41,000 runners from 140 countries, is facing an unprecedented ethical crisis due to the participation of 40 current and former Israeli soldiers, including members of the Golani Brigade.
The criminals will travel to Australia to participate in the race under the sponsorship of the Zionist Council of New South Wales and the Australian Jewish Association for Israel and Jewish Affairs (AIJAC), a move that activists and human rights organizations have described as “the exploitation of sport to whitewash the genocide in Gaza.”

11. 7 pro-Palestinian activists face terrorism charges after targeting Trump property in Scotland
According to the 16-page indictment, the seven defendants, who are members of Palestine Action, broke into the luxury resort in March 2025, dug up the grass, damaged the irrigation system, sprayed the clubhouse building with red paint and wrote the phrase “Gaza is not for sale.”
Scottish prosecutors are seeking to prove that the seven pro-Palestinian activists, accused of vandalizing the Trump Turnberry golf resort in Scotland last year, committed acts “connected to terrorism.”

12. Legal action in Ireland against central bank governor accused of financing genocide in Gaza
The Irish Palestine Solidarity Campaign, with the support of the Irish Centre for Human Rights, filed a legal case before the International Criminal Court in The Hague, calling for an investigation into Irish Central Bank Governor Gabriel Makhlouf on allegations of “contributing to” or “aiding and abetting the crime of genocide.”
The case is based on allegations that Makhlouf, through his position as head of the central bank, organized the sale of occupation bonds within the European Union for most of the period since October 2023.

Approximately €420 million was reportedly raised between that date and mid-April 2025 by marketing the bonds to retail investors with the governor’s own approval.

13. Kites flown in Scotland and Spain in support of Gaza’s children amid Israeli threats
A protest was held in the Scottish capital, Glasgow, organized by a coalition of solidarity groups, including “Friends of Al-Aqsa Scotland,” the “Glasgow Emergency Committee for Gaza,” “Mothers Against Genocide,” and “Scotland Stop Arming Israel.”
The protest came after Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu threatened to expel Palestinians from any area of Gaza from which kites or balloons are launched.

Katz said that “the kite or balloon will be treated like a drone, whether or not it carries explosives.”

14. 450 graduates and academics pressure the University of Sydney to cut ties with the occupation
Graduates and current staff members of the University of Sydney, including recipients of high Australian honors, a former vice-chancellor and two politicians, sent an official letter to university president David Thodey.
They accused the university administration of “failing to respond effectively to the ongoing genocide in Gaza.”

They described this as a “gross moral failure” and called for a meeting of the university’s governing council, a body comprising graduates, staff and members of the Senate, whose meetings have not been held for more than three decades despite legislation requiring at least one meeting every year.

15. Activists blockade German Rheinmetall factory supplying weapons to the occupation
On Friday morning, 22 activists from the “Peacefully Against Genocide” movement blocked the Rheinmetall Protection Systems factory located on Pützchens Chaussee in the German city of Bonn.
The protesters blocked both main entrances to the factory, bringing operations to a complete standstill at a facility considered one of the major production centers for defense systems for tanks and aircraft, designed to intercept missiles and provide protection for military units.

16. Protests expected in more than 15 British cities against the sale of Israeli products
The Palestine Solidarity Campaign and its local branches across Britain called on activists and citizens to demonstrate outside major retailers in more than 15 cities and towns, demanding an end to the sale of Israeli products and Coca-Cola.
The campaign described these goods as products that “enrich the illegal Israeli occupation and entrench the theft of Palestinian land.”

The targeted products include avocados, oranges, herbs and dates grown and harvested on stolen Palestinian land in the West Bank.

17. Calls to exclude Israel from the World Roundnet Championship in Paris
The Boycott movement and the organization “Roundnet Against Genocide” called on the International Roundnet Federation (IRF) to exclude the Israeli national team from the World Roundnet Championship scheduled to take place in Paris from September 2 to 6.
The petition, signed by five federations, 14 clubs and 324 players, points out that Israeli company S.A.G. Games, which manufactures Spikeball equipment and is affiliated with the Israeli Roundnet Federation, boasts of its partnership with Hive, which operates 300 stores at Israeli military bases as a branch of the Association of Israeli Soldiers.

18. British Green Party prepares to discuss historic motion declaring “Zionism racist”
Pro-Palestinian members of the British Green Party are preparing to submit a historic motion at the party conference scheduled for next October, calling for the party to define Zionism as a “racist, settler-colonial ideology.”
The motion, titled “Zionism is Racist,” calls for support for the boycott movement, the release of Palestinian prisoners, and recognition of the “right to resistance by all available means in accordance with international law.”

19. Ireland pushes for unified European position to impose sanctions on Israel and settlers
Ireland is seeking to build a unified European position toward the Israeli escalation in the occupied West Bank, including expanding sanctions against Israel and settlers and imposing a ban on the entry of settlement products and services into European Union markets.
Irish Minister of State for International Cooperation Neale Richmond said his country is working to mobilize European countries to take coordinated economic measures in response to settlement expansion and Israeli actions in the West Bank.

He stressed that the attacks are not limited to the Israeli government, but also involve settlers.

International
20. Nurses in 8 U.S. cities call on hospitals to cut ties with Palantir
The “Mennonite Action” movement and National Nurses United organized public protests in Chicago, Austin, New Orleans and Washington, attended by nurses, against technology giant Palantir, which they described as “the evil company that facilitates all other evils.”
In Austin, dozens gathered outside the offices of investment firm 8VC, co-founded by Palantir co-founder Joe Lonsdale, chanting slogans including: “No to ICE, no to war, no to Palantir!”

21. Protest outside CMC Electronics demanding it cut ties with Elbit
Anti-genocide activists organized a protest yesterday outside the headquarters of CMC Electronics, demanding the immediate termination of all commercial and military relations with Elbit Systems, which is considered the largest private weapons manufacturer for the Israeli occupation.
CMC Electronics faces direct accusations of providing military support to the Israeli army by supplying Elbit with advanced aviation navigation plans and systems.

22. Human rights activist Angela Davis: “Palestine is the center of the world”
American civil rights activist and campaigner Angela Davis raised the Palestinian flag during a lecture she delivered at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) before a crowd of students and activists.
One of the students threw the flag toward the stage, and Davis picked it up and held it high in front of the audience and media.

Davis, a philosopher and anti-racism activist, connected the Palestinian cause to broader global struggles against racism, colonialism and government violence.

23. International law professor: 21,000 children killed in Gaza… a figure requiring an international criminal investigation
Mohamed Mahmoud Mehran, professor of public international law, said that the announcement by the “We Are Not Numbers” group that more than 21,000 children have been killed in the Gaza Strip since October 7, 2023, cannot be treated merely as a casualty statistic.
He considered the figure, from the perspective of international law, sufficient to warrant the opening of international criminal investigations to determine responsibility for the killing of Palestinian children.

Mehran added that the figure represents the enormous scale of human losses suffered by Palestinian children during more than a thousand days of war.

He stressed that every child who was killed had a name, a family and a future, and that determining legal responsibility for their death requires an investigation into the circumstances of each incident, the nature of the attack, the target that was struck and the surrounding conditions.