Epal (European-Palestinian Media Center) Bulletin | Issue: 2554 | Date: Saturday, 12/09/2026

1. Two killed and others injured by occupation fire in Gaza
Israeli occupation forces continued, for the 337th consecutive day, to violate the ceasefire agreement in the Gaza Strip through shelling and gunfire targeting various areas of the Strip. The attacks resulted in the killing of two Palestinians, one of whom succumbed to his injuries, as well as injuries to others.
Local sources reported that one citizen was killed and nine others were injured in a strike carried out by an Israeli drone near the entrance to Al-Sumoud camp, west of Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip.

Meanwhile, citizen Mohammad Shamali succumbed to wounds he sustained yesterday after Israeli occupation forces targeted a group of citizens in the Al-Daraj neighborhood of Gaza City.

2. Raids and arrests in the West Bank, while settlers raid Palestinian villages
Several areas of the West Bank witnessed a series of raids carried out by Israeli occupation forces. Some of these involved searches of homes and the arrest of citizens, while settlers simultaneously carried out raids in a number of Palestinian villages and towns.
In Nablus Governorate, occupation forces raided the town of Beita, south of the city, and searched a number of citizens’ homes before raiding the town again later.

In Jenin Governorate, occupation forces raided the “Dabbet al-Ghanem” area and also raided the “Khallet al-Souha” neighborhood in the city of Jenin.

In Qalqilya Governorate, occupation forces raided the town of Immatin, east of the governorate, and searched a number of citizens’ homes.

3. They rescued Gaza’s memory from beneath the rubble: Two Palestinians win the UNESCO Memory of the World Prize
While Israeli shells were destroying Gaza’s neighborhoods and erasing its historical landmarks, engineer Haneen Al-Omassi searched through the rubble of the Shuja’iyya neighborhood for papers, manuscripts, and photographs that had survived the bombardment, realizing that saving a single document meant preserving part of the memory of a city whose features are facing disappearance.
Amid the rubble, the mission of preserving heritage became a life-threatening undertaking led by Al-Omassi, executive director of the “Eyes on Heritage” Foundation, together with historian Dr. Abdul Latif Abu Hashem, former director of the Department of Manuscripts, Antiquities and Libraries. Their efforts culminated in the two of them winning the 2026 UNESCO/Jikji Memory of the World Prize, according to Al Jazeera.

4. Settlers expand an outpost north of Ramallah
Settlers expanded the settlement outpost located in the Wadi al-Zaytoun area on the lands of the village of Umm Safa, north of Ramallah.
Local sources reported that settlers continue to expand the outpost built on village lands, as part of the ongoing settlement expansion and seizure of additional Palestinian land in the area.

5. Warnings of increased displacement of West Bank residents amid rising home demolitions
Warnings have continued over the escalation of Israeli occupation policies aimed at displacing residents of the West Bank, alongside the increase in home demolitions, which have intensified in recent days in the “Masafer Yatta” area in the southern West Bank.
Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesperson for the United Nations, said during a press conference that Israeli occupation authorities demolished 20 homes and other structures last Tuesday, including a water tank and solar panels, in two Palestinian Bedouin communities in the area.

European
6. #Video: Mass protests against the opening of an Israeli embassy
#Watch… Protesting the opening of an Israeli embassy, pro-Palestinian demonstrators gathered in the Slovenian capital, Ljubljana, demanding that it be closed and that economic cooperation with Tel Aviv be halted, coinciding with a visit to the country by Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar.
7. #Video: Activists smash the facade of a company supporting the occupation in Britain
#Watch… Pro-Palestinian activists from the “People Against Genocide” group smashed the facade of logistics company “DSV” and splashed it with red paint in the British city of Bristol, protesting the company’s transportation of military components and equipment to the Israeli company “Elbit Systems.”
8. Australian workers pressure government to join ban on trade with Israeli settlements
The “Labour Friends of Palestine” group, which includes members of the Australian Labor Party, sent a letter to Foreign Minister Penny Wong criticizing the federal government for failing to join the United Kingdom, Canada and France in imposing restrictions on trade with Israeli settlements in the West Bank.
The group called on Wong to move from a phase of “inaction” toward practical and considered policies, including targeted trade restrictions and coordinated measures with allies, while taking into account the protection of Palestinian workers and avoiding any unintended consequences for their lives and interests.

9. Prominent British rabbis support their country’s sanctions against Israeli settlements
Rabbi Jonathan Wittenberg, one of the senior rabbis of the Masorti movement, wrote on the X platform: “What is happening today in the West Bank is desecration of the worst kind. We cannot remain silent.” He added that he was in the Palestinian village of Umm al-Khair when the announcement was issued, where he witnessed “with his own eyes” the atrocities of settler violence.
Rabbi Alexandra Wright of London’s Liberal Jewish Synagogue also supported the sanctions, describing them as “Britain’s commitment to the two-state solution,” and called on the Jewish community “not to obstruct any progress toward a two-state solution.”

10. World freediving champion shows solidarity with Palestine in the depths of the sea
Italian freediving world champion Alessia Zecchini, winner of 18 gold medals, carried 117 dreams written by children from Gaza on her diving suit and descended with them into the depths of the Mediterranean Sea, in a global solidarity initiative calling for every child’s right to play.
The initiative was part of the “Release the Kites” campaign (Kites4Palestine), in which Palestinian children evacuated to the Italian city of Bologna traveled to Milazzo to place their dreams on Zecchini’s diving suit.

11. Activists shut down L3Harris facility in Brighton and halt production of components used in bombing Gaza
Activists shut down an L3Harris facility in the British city of Brighton, resulting in the disruption of the flow of components that supply what they describe as the machinery of war and genocide.
The facility produces bomb-release mechanisms and launch systems for F-16 and F-35 fighter aircraft. These components are installed as standard equipment on new F-35 aircraft delivered to the occupation.

The facility also holds manufacturing rights for the main bomb rack (VER2) used on Israeli F-16 aircraft, a platform that, according to the text, has been used for decades in the bombing of civilians in Gaza and the West Bank.

12. London healthcare-sector protest against cooperation with Palantir
Dozens of British healthcare workers and patients held a protest outside a meeting of the board of directors of the Barts health foundation in London, calling on the British government and the National Health Service (NHS) to immediately cancel the “Federated Data Platform” contract signed with the US military software company Palantir.
The protesters called for the activation of the contract termination clause scheduled for February 2027, in order to permanently remove the company from access to patient data. They also condemned the direct military and technological support that Palantir allegedly provides to the Israeli occupation.

International
13. Calls to intensify boycotts and resistance to normalization in rejection of the “framework agreements”
The Boycott movement issued an appeal calling on civil and political groups to intensify boycott campaigns against the occupation and its institutions and to resist normalization projects, in response to the continuation of what it describes as the genocidal war against the Palestinian and Lebanese peoples and attacks on Syria and Iran.
The statement condemned the cover provided to the occupation by the US administration through what it calls a “ceasefire” and “framework agreements,” stressing that the occupation’s continued massacres and atrocities, as well as its complete impunity, would not have continued without unlimited military and political support and without the profits made by companies complicit in the bloodshed of the peoples of the region.

14. City University of New York acknowledges investments in an Israeli arms company and banks financing settlements
The disclosure came after a two-year legal battle, during which the City University of New York was forced to disclose its investment portfolio, revealing investments worth hundreds of thousands of dollars in companies involved in the occupation of Palestinian territories.
These investments include Caterpillar, whose bulldozers are used to demolish Palestinian homes; Elbit Systems, described in the text as Israel’s largest arms manufacturer; and three major Israeli banks that provide financial support to settlements.

15. US pressure leads to closure of “Palestine Action Global” Instagram page
Instagram shut down the page of the “Palestine Action Global” group days after the United States imposed sanctions on Palestine Action and designated it as a global terrorist organization.
The closure comes amid a broader wave of restrictions on pro-Palestinian content across Meta platforms. Human Rights Watch documented what it described in a report as a pattern of “systematic censorship” of Palestinian content.

16. Protests outside Cyprus presidential palace during Israeli President Herzog’s visit
Pro-Palestinian activists and human rights organizations demonstrated outside the presidential palace in southern Cyprus to protest the visit of Israeli President Isaac Herzog, according to the Cyprus Mail newspaper.
The demonstration was organized by a group of organizations, including “Cyprus Free from Genocide,” “Cyprus Far-Right Watch,” “Cyprus Solidarity Action with Palestine,” “Boycott Movement in Cyprus,” “Cyprus Peace Council,” “Alliance Against the Far Right, Fascism and Racism,” and “Voices for Palestine Cyprus.”

17. UN warns of escalating home demolitions in Masafer Yatta
The United Nations warned of an escalation in the demolition of Palestinian homes and structures in the Masafer Yatta area south of Hebron in recent days, and of the resulting forced displacement of residents, amid increasing settler attacks and pressure aimed at emptying the area of its inhabitants.
UN spokesperson Farhan Haq said that occupation authorities demolished 20 homes and structures last Tuesday, including a water tank and solar panels, in two Palestinian Bedouin communities in Masafer Yatta.

18. Thai mobilization outside Israeli embassy calls for an end to attacks on Palestinians
The Thai capital, Bangkok, witnessed a protest outside the Israeli embassy led by prominent political activist Sondhi Limthongkul, as part of the “Reclaim Thailand” campaign.
The protest included criticism of Israeli policies and calls to stop targeting civilians in the Gaza Strip.

Supporters of the campaign gathered outside Ocean Tower 2 in the Watthana district of the capital, where Limthongkul and other movement leaders delivered speeches and a statement addressed to the Israeli ambassador. Activists and public figures also participated, including environmental activist Siranud “Psi” Scott, who appeared carrying the Thai national flag.