European-Palestinian Media Center (EPAL) Bulletin | Issue: 2569 | Date: Sunday, 27/09/2026

1. Two killed and others injured in Israeli shelling and gunfire in central and southern Gaza Strip
A citizen was killed and others were injured in Israeli shelling of the Nuseirat refugee camp.
Local sources reported that Israeli drones targeted the end of Juls Street near Al-Nouri Tower, west of Nuseirat camp in the central Gaza Strip, killing one citizen and injuring others.

Meanwhile, a child was killed by Israeli gunfire in the Al-Mawasi area of Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip.

2. Israel promotes a settlement bloc aimed at separating northern West Bank from its central and southern areas
A report issued by the National Office for the Defense of Land and Resistance to Settlement revealed accelerated Israeli plans to expand the settlement project in the West Bank, particularly in northern areas, through the establishment and expansion of settlements and settlement outposts and the construction of bypass roads.
According to the report, these measures are redrawing the geographical map of the region and further isolating Palestinian communities from one another.

In its periodic report, the office said that the Israeli authorities are promoting an extended settlement bloc aimed at separating the northern West Bank from its central and southern areas, as part of a series of projects based on connecting settlements and settlement blocs through a network of roads and infrastructure, while fragmenting Palestinian cities, towns, and villages.

3. Attacks, settlement activity and livestock theft: settler assaults expand in the West Bank
Various areas of the West Bank witnessed, over the past 24 hours, attacks carried out by settlers against Bedouin communities, agricultural land, and Palestinian homes, alongside the establishment of a new settlement outpost at the entrance to Al-Dhahiriya, south of Hebron.
In two separate incidents, settlers attacked two Bedouin communities near the town of Immatin, east of Qalqilya, and the village of Asira al-Qibliya, south of Nablus, and stole livestock from the area.

They also assaulted a woman as she was returning to her home in the town of Aqraba and attacked the home of citizen Mohammad Al-Obeidat in the village of Umm Safa, north of Ramallah.

4. Journalists’ Forum: Solidarity with journalists begins with protection and ends with accountability
The Palestinian Journalists’ Forum called for effective international protection for Palestinian journalists and for independent and transparent investigations into crimes committed against them, stressing that solidarity with them requires practical measures that go beyond statements and condemnations.
In a statement marking the World Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian Journalist, observed every year on September 26, the Forum said that the occasion comes amid an extremely dangerous reality faced by the Palestinian journalism community, after journalistic work has become a task fraught with death, injury, arrest, displacement, and the destruction of institutions and equipment.

5. Israel launches campaign of raids and arrests in the West Bank
Israeli forces raided the Qalandia refugee camp north of occupied Jerusalem, as well as several towns and villages in the Bethlehem and Tulkarm governorates, in addition to the city of Al-Bireh. They also arrested a citizen in the Shuweika suburb north of Tulkarm.
Local sources reported that an Israeli army force entered Qalandia camp and deployed throughout several areas, with no arrests or home raids reported.

6. Settler violence escalates: new settlement established and residents’ lands entered in the West Bank
Settlers continued their attacks on residents and their property in the West Bank, establishing a new settlement and stealing a number of sheep.
In Hebron, settlers established a new settlement at the entrance to Al-Dhahiriya, south of Hebron.

The Al-Baidar Human Rights Organization said that settlers had begun establishing a new settlement at the entrance to Al-Dhahiriya, south of Hebron, near the gate, in a move that comes as part of the ongoing expansion of settlements in the area.

European
7. Irish athlete boycotts World Triathlon Championships in protest against participation of Israeli soldier
Irish athlete Jacinta O’Keeffe boycotted participation in the age-group triathlon races at the World Triathlon Championships in the Spanish city of Pontevedra, scheduled for September 23–27, in protest against the participation of the Israeli team in the competition.
Her boycott comes amid objections to the participation of Shachar Sagiv as part of the Israeli team, who is a former Israeli army soldier.

8. Canada criminalizes opposition to Zionism and classifies it as “antisemitism”
The connection was made in the Summer Progress Report for 2026 issued by Canada’s Public Safety Ministry regarding its national commitments, based on the Canadian guide to the definition of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA).
In response, Independent Jewish Voices Canada (IJV) strongly condemned the decision, describing it as a “shameful surrender” aimed at, in its view, covering up the system of apartheid and the ongoing war of extermination against Palestinians.

9. Pro-Palestinian students plan march in London on October 7
Pro-Palestinian student groups at several London universities are preparing to organize a march on October 7, starting from King’s College London, passing through LSE and SOAS, and ending at UCL, with student groups from all four universities participating.
The march’s promotional materials describe the Israeli assault on Gaza as genocide and accuse the British government, universities, and companies of complicity with Israel.

Holding the march on the anniversary of the events of October 7, 2023, has prompted a campaign of attacks and incitement by the Union of Jewish Students in Britain (UJS).

10. Ireland international announces opposition to playing match against Israel
Ireland national football team midfielder Jason Knight announced his opposition to playing the upcoming match against Israel in the UEFA Nations League, becoming the first player on the national team to publicly state that his country should not play the match.
11. New testimonies before International Criminal Court document violations against Palestinian prisoners
A team of lawyers representing Palestinian victims in cases involving war crimes and crimes against humanity submitted new information, evidence, and testimonies to the Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court in The Hague concerning the conditions of Palestinian prisoners and detainees in Israeli prisons, as part of the ongoing investigation into the situation in the occupied Palestinian territories.
According to European sources in The Hague, Abdullah Al-Shami, the legal team handed the new prosecutor documentation concerning violations that it said constituted serious breaches of international humanitarian law. The visit also aimed to meet with the new prosecutor and his team, which continues to investigate the Palestinian case.

12. Irish band Kneecap calls on Ireland national team to boycott match against Israeli team
The Irish rap group Kneecap called on its country’s national team not to play its match against the Israeli national team in the UEFA Nations League, using the slogan #StopTheGame.
In a post on its account, the group said: “Ireland should not play against Israel,” arguing that holding the match would be “a stain on our island and our history,” and adding: “Do not normalize genocide.”

International
13. British-American journalist exposes Israeli violence and settlers’ ambitions in documentary
The documentary The Settlers by British-American journalist Louis Theroux was nominated for an International Emmy Award. It examines the expansion of Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank and, according to the film’s documentation, the intimidation and displacement of Palestinians, as well as calls within the settler movement to establish Israeli settlements in the Gaza Strip.
The film documents Palestinians’ daily lives under Israeli military rule and the restrictions imposed on them, while settlers are subject to Israeli civil law. Theroux also confronts Daniela Weiss, one of the prominent leaders of the settler movement, with evidence concerning settler violence after she denied the existence of such violence.

14. Calls for global action outside Apple stores on October 23 to protest its involvement in genocide
A protest campaign called for a sit-in outside an Apple store on October 23, 2026, under the slogan “Say No to Blood-Transfer Technologies,” arguing that, with broad participation, the action could become one of the largest protests against major technology companies.
The campaign denounces the technology sector over privacy violations and the collection of users’ data for profit, as well as rising prices and technology companies’ relationships with Israeli entities.

The campaign also condemns companies in the sector for involvement in activities that, according to the campaign, contribute to harming and endangering Palestinians.

15. Madbouly at UN renews Egypt’s firm rejection of displacement of Palestinians from their land
Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly affirmed that the Palestinian issue remains the clearest evidence of the existing flaws in the international system and its credibility, reiterating Egypt’s categorical rejection of any attempt to displace the Palestinian people from their land, whether from the Gaza Strip or the West Bank, including East Jerusalem.
Speaking as he delivered Egypt’s statement during the general debate of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, Madbouly said that peace cannot be built by uprooting a people from their land. He stressed the need to preserve the unity of the Palestinian territories and protect the Palestinian people, ultimately leading to the establishment of a Palestinian state along the borders of June 4, 1967.

16. UN adds 61 companies to list of entities linked to Israeli settlements
The United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights announced an update to its database of companies and business entities linked to activities in Israeli settlements established in the occupied Palestinian territory, adding 61 new companies and bringing the total number of listed companies to 214 from 11 countries.
The database, established at the request of the UN Human Rights Council, includes companies involved in activities identified by the Council as being connected to settlements in the occupied Palestinian territory. It was first published in 2020 and subsequently updated in 2023 and 2025, prior to the latest update.

17. Starbucks decides to close 250 stores in North America amid boycott pressure
Starbucks has decided to close 250 stores in North America within days, in a second major wave of closures led by its CEO Brian Niccol, due to declining financial performance and stores’ failure to achieve targeted returns.
The move comes amid a series of losses for the company, which closed 627 stores in North America and Europe and laid off 900 employees last September. An additional 300 employees were dismissed in May, and some administrative offices were closed.

18. Report condemns Pomona and Scripps colleges’ suppression of pro-Palestinian student activism
A joint report by Amnesty International and the American Civil Liberties Union accused Pomona and Scripps colleges in California of conducting a systematic campaign of repression and security-related measures to restrict student activities opposing the war in Gaza, which the report describes as a war of extermination.
The human rights report, which took two years to prepare and covered 80 educational institutions in 28 U.S. states, documented arbitrary disciplinary measures including expulsions, suspensions, and legal action against students.

19. 8 lies “Netanyahu” told to empty seats at the United Nations
In a striking scene, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivered his speech to the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly while dozens of delegations left the hall in protest at his presence. His address, which lasted around 40 minutes, therefore became a speech delivered to rows of empty seats.
During the speech, he sought to defend his government’s policies in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank and attacked Iran, Qatar, Turkey, and France, while also directing messages to the Israeli public.

Before taking the podium, Netanyahu had spoken of “surprises” that he would reveal in his speech. However, the address largely repeated positions previously adopted by his government since the beginning of the war in the Gaza Strip, while reiterating narratives and claims concerning humanitarian aid, settler violence, the events of October 7, the situation in Bethlehem, and an attempt to deny Israeli responsibility for the conditions in which Palestinians live.