Epal European Palestinian Media Center Bulletin, Issue No. 2544, Date: Wednesday, September 2, 2026

1. 3 killed in Israeli strikes west of Gaza following an Israeli security operation
Three citizens were killed and others injured following a series of explosions and intense Israeli shelling targeting the Al-Katiba area west of Gaza City, amid reports of a security incident at the site accompanied by gunfire.
Local sources reported that a series of powerful explosions shook the area, coinciding with heavy Apache helicopter and drone activity, while Israeli warplanes carried out strikes in the Al-Katiba and Ansar areas.

2. 6 killed, including two children, in the West Bank during August
The Palestinian Information Center “Mu’ta” documented the deaths of six Palestinians in the occupied West Bank during the past month of August, including two children, as a result of fire from Israeli occupation forces and attacks by settlers.
3. Al-Quds International: This is how the occupation uses forests and parks to Judaize Palestinian lands
Al-Quds International Foundation published a research paper entitled “Green Judaization: The Use of Forests and Parks in the Judaization of the Occupied Palestinian Lands,” revealing a less familiar aspect of the occupation’s control over Palestinian land.
The foundation launched the paper in print during the Istanbul International Arabic Book Fair as part of its participation in the exhibition. It has now also made the electronic version available to readers, followers, and interested parties.

4. “Education”: The occupation targets education in Jerusalem and attempts to impose the Israeli curriculum
The Ministry of Education and Higher Education in Ramallah warned of the escalation of practices by the occupation authorities against the educational process in occupied Jerusalem, particularly attempts to impose the Israeli curriculum on students from first through ninth grade and prevent a number of teachers and educational staff from reaching their schools.
In a statement, the ministry affirmed that the right of Jerusalemite students to education and to study their national curriculum is an inherent right guaranteed by international charters and agreements. It stressed that ensuring the continuity of the educational process in Jerusalem’s schools represents a national and educational priority.

5. Prisoners’ Media Office: Malnutrition is causing prisoners’ teeth to break in Naqab Prison
The Prisoners’ Media Office confirmed that a number of prisoners in Naqab Prison are suffering from severe weakness and repeated tooth breakage as a result of the policy of starvation and the poor quality of the food provided to them.
In its statement, the office explained that the prison administration provides small quantities of food that lack adequate nutritional value, causing the prisoners’ health to deteriorate and weakening their teeth to the point that some of them have broken on their own.

6. Occupation demolishes residential structures and livestock facilities in Ras al-Ahmar, southeast of Tubas
Israeli occupation bulldozers began demolishing residential structures and livestock facilities in the Ras al-Ahmar area, southeast of Tubas.
Mu’taz Bisharat, the official responsible for the settlement affairs file in Tubas Governorate, reported that the occupation forces had begun demolishing residential structures and livestock facilities belonging to two families living in the area.

7. Security source: Israeli special forces abduct internal security officer after clash west of Gaza
A security source in the Gaza Strip reported that an Israeli special force abducted an officer from Gaza’s Internal Security Service after shelling his home and killing his wife, while denying circulating reports that the director of the Internal Security Service had been arrested.
The source said that the Israeli special force engaged in a clash with resistance members in the vicinity of the Al-Katiba area west of Gaza City, adding that the occupation army used covering fire as the force withdrew from the area.

European
8. Irish Foreign Minister: We condemn settler violence in the West Bank
Irish Foreign Minister Helen McEntee stressed the need to pressure the occupation to halt its violations of international law and human rights.
The remarks came amid an escalation in settler attacks in seven different areas of the West Bank. The town of Qusra, south of Nablus Governorate, has been at the center of the escalation, with three Palestinian families still under a continuous siege for the 25th consecutive day.

9. Activists shut down Rafael company headquarters in Newcastle
Activists from the “Geordies Against Genocide” movement shut down the headquarters of the Israeli arms company Rafael, located on Scotswood Road in the British city of Newcastle.
The protesters disrupted work inside the military facility to prevent the production and export of missile systems and military equipment destined for the occupation army, as part of a series of direct actions targeting companies accused of complicity in the war in Gaza and calling for a comprehensive arms boycott.

10. Demonstration in Liverpool calls on Labour government to stop arming the occupation and impose sanctions
The Palestine Solidarity Campaign in Britain called for a major national march in Liverpool on September 26, to pressure Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham and the new British prime minister to stop supplying weapons to the Israeli occupation.
The demonstration will begin at 12 noon from St George’s Plateau in Liverpool, coinciding with the annual conference of the governing Labour Party, demanding immediate measures to end British military and political complicity.

11. Scottish Greens call on government to turn commitments to sanction the occupation into concrete measures
The Scottish Green Party called on First Minister John Swinney to fully implement boycott and sanctions measures against the Israeli occupation and end Scotland’s complicity in systematic violations of Palestinian rights and the ongoing war in Gaza.
Scottish Green MSP Patrick Harvie told The National newspaper that all government contracts with companies involved in settlement activities in the occupied West Bank and listed on the United Nations blacklist should be terminated, in addition to granting local authorities broader powers to support the boycott.

12. Artist “CMAT” raises the Palestinian cause at Electric Picnic festival
Irish singer and pop artist CMAT led thousands of spectators in chanting for Palestinian freedom during her performance at the international Electric Picnic festival in Ireland, expressing artistic and popular solidarity against the war in Gaza.
The artist stopped her concert to deliver a direct message of solidarity, calling on the audience to continue raising their voices and supporting the rights of the Palestinian people and international efforts to promote the boycott.

13. Demonstration in Berlin calls for an end to arms exports to the occupation
The German capital Berlin witnessed large-scale public demonstrations condemning the ongoing war in Gaza and opposing Western policies of complicity and military support for the Israeli occupation.
Participants in the “Days of Peace in Berlin” marches called for the immediate imposition of an arms embargo on Israel, as well as the immediate closure of the Ramstein air base and the ammunition factory in the Berlin-Wedding area, in order to prevent German territory from being used as a launching point for bloody wars.

14. Irish actor withdraws from London play in protest against participation of actress supportive of the occupation
Northern Irish actor Gerard McCarthy withdrew from the theatrical production “Right Before I Go,” scheduled to be staged at the Soho Theatre in London, in protest against the participation of actress Maureen Lipman, known for her positions supporting the Israeli occupation.
The former BBC series star announced his immediate withdrawal before the performance, which was scheduled for World Suicide Prevention Day on September 10. He called for his name and photograph to be removed from the play’s promotional materials.

15. Research center urges British Home Secretary to intensify crackdown on Palestine Action
The right-wing think tank Henry Jackson Society called on the British Home Secretary to take tougher security and legislative measures against the Palestine Action movement, preventing it from continuing its digital and on-the-ground activities opposing the arming of the Israeli occupation.
The call came after the center published an investigation claiming that the network continues to collect donations, recruit members, and train them in “direct action,” thereby defying the official ban imposed on it more than a year ago on charges of “terrorism.”

International
16. Growing pro-occupation pressure against student activism at Oxford University
Student groups and academic institutions at Britain’s Oxford University are facing sharp criticism and attacks from organizations and pressure groups supportive of the Israeli occupation, amid the expansion of activities opposing apartheid policies and calling for a comprehensive boycott.
According to British Jewish community newspapers, these attacks follow a series of student debates and sit-ins focusing on the ongoing war in the Gaza Strip and Israeli violations in the occupied Palestinian territories.

17. Graduate raises Palestinian flag on Georgetown University stage
A graduating student raised the Palestinian flag and wore a keffiyeh on the graduation stage at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., reaffirming the presence of the Palestinian cause and opposition to the war in Gaza in international academic settings.
The symbolic gesture comes as part of the ongoing student movement at Western and American universities, turning graduation stages into platforms for solidarity and calls for a comprehensive academic boycott and divestment from the Israeli entity.

18. PhD student sues University of California over suppression of pro-Palestinian activism
The lawsuit was filed against the university administration and police operations chief Jeffrey Chobanian after student Dylan Kobach was suspended from his studies and barred from working as a teaching assistant following 14 disciplinary charges stemming from his participation in five student demonstrations.
The university administration also deliberately withheld the student’s master’s degree certificate. Kobach is a member of the organization “Graduate Students for Justice in Palestine.” His academic enrollment was suspended until March 2026, threatening his pursuit of a doctorate and effectively resulting in his permanent dismissal.

19. #Video: Students at American universities link Israel to genocide
#Watch: “Genocide, that’s the first thing that comes to my mind” — students at New York University and Columbia University in the United States linked Israel to genocide during interviews conducted by the Anadolu Agency.
20. Greek parties oppose defense deal with Israel, rejecting dependency and the war in Gaza
Left-wing opposition parties in Greece criticized their government’s signing of the “Achilles Shield” air-defense agreement with Israel, worth approximately €3 billion, arguing that the deal deepens Athens’ dependence on the Israeli government at a time when, they say, genocide is being committed in the Gaza Strip and international law is being violated in the West Bank.
The Syriza party said that the New Democracy government had chosen to increase Greece’s dependence on the Israeli government, which it said “is committing genocide, ignoring the reactions of international organizations, and violating international law in the West Bank,” particularly in the areas of defense and military affairs.

21. WHO warns: approaching rainy season increases health risks in the Gaza Strip
The World Health Organization (WHO) warned that the approaching rainy season is raising concerns about worsening health risks in the Gaza Strip, where the majority of the population continues to live in dire conditions.
The WHO representative in the occupied Palestinian territories, Reinhild van de Weerd, said in a press statement: “While we are still unable to provide the population with even the minimum quantities of water they need, water quality and contamination remain a major problem.”