European-Palestinian Media Center (EPAL) Bulletin – Issue: 2597 – Date: Sunday, 08/11/2026

1. Health: 10 killed and 22 injured arrive at Gaza hospitals in the past 48 hours

The Ministry of Health in the Gaza Strip announced that 10 people killed and 22 injured have arrived at hospitals across the territory over the past 48 hours as a result of the ongoing Israeli aggression.

In its daily statistical report, the Ministry explained that among those killed were six people who had recently lost their lives, two who succumbed to their wounds, and two whose bodies were recovered from beneath the rubble.

### 2. Settlers steal olive and banana crops and vandalize agricultural land in the Nablus countryside

Israeli settlers attacked Palestinian farmers in several areas of the Nablus countryside, north of the occupied West Bank, stealing agricultural produce and equipment while also damaging irrigation networks.

These attacks target farmers’ livelihoods and property.

The Al-Baydar Human Rights Organization reported that settlers attacked farmers in the Al-Zahra area of Beita, south of Nablus, seizing olive crops and agricultural equipment. The attack caused damage to farmers and their property, further worsening their suffering during the olive harvest season.

### 3. Gaza Civil Defense: 1,500 distress calls since the storm began; entire camps flooded

The Civil Defense Directorate in the Gaza Strip announced that it had received more than 1,500 distress calls from Palestinian families whose tents and shelters had been damaged across various governorates of the Strip since the onset of the low-pressure weather system.

It warned that the humanitarian catastrophe is worsening, as entire displacement camps have been flooded and the necessary resources to deal with the consequences of the severe weather remain insufficient.

### 4. Severe weather disaster compounds Gaza’s tragedy: Thousands of families homeless and hundreds of distress calls

Displacement camps have turned into pools of water and mud, while rainfall has flooded tens of thousands of tents.

Strong winds and continuous rainfall have also caused partial collapses in residential buildings previously damaged by Israeli bombardments.

There have been injuries, evacuation operations, and hundreds of distress calls from residents seeking to save their families.

The low-pressure weather system began affecting the Gaza Strip several days ago, further worsening the already dire conditions facing its population.

### 5. Government Media Office: 70,000 tents flooded in Gaza due to the storm

The Government Media Office in the Gaza Strip announced that approximately 70,000 tents housing displaced people had been flooded as a result of the low-pressure weather system affecting the territory.

The damage occurred within the first 12 hours of the storm’s impact, with initial losses estimated at approximately $3 million.

The Office also reported that the storm caused dozens of walls to collapse, resulting in injuries of varying severity, including serious injuries, across several governorates of the Strip.

### 6. Settlers attack residents’ vehicles on the Al-Ma’arajat road in Jericho

Israeli settlers attacked vehicles belonging to local residents on the Al-Ma’arajat road in Jericho.

Local sources reported that settlers targeted vehicles traveling along the road, in an attack aimed at disrupting residents’ freedom of movement.

# European News

### 7. BDS movement calls for increased trade union and popular pressure in Scotland to exclude CAF

The Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement has called for intensified trade union and community pressure on Spanish train manufacturer CAF.

The initiative involves sending official letters prepared by the Scottish Palestine Solidarity Campaign to Scotland’s Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Tourism and Transport, as well as the Managing Director of Scottish Railways.

The movement praised the firm stance of the Scottish Trades Union Congress and railway unions, particularly the train drivers’ union ASLEF, for maintaining their commitment to excluding CAF from public contracts and projects.

This position stems from the company’s involvement in Israeli settlement projects in occupied Jerusalem.

### 8. Protest at City University in London against its complicity in genocide

A group of students staged a sit-in inside City University in protest against the university administration’s complicity in the persecution of Palestinians and the ongoing genocide.

University security responded to the peaceful student demonstration with excessive and heavy-handed security measures, in an attempt to suppress students’ right to express themselves and oppose their academic institution’s partnership with the crimes of the Israeli occupation.

### 9. Italian parliamentarian calls for an end to cooperation with Israel

Italian parliamentarian Nicola Fratoianni called on his country’s government to provide concrete evidence demonstrating that it is not complicit in or involved in Israel’s ongoing genocidal war against the Palestinian people.

Fratoianni stressed the need for an immediate and comprehensive halt to all forms of military and arms-related cooperation, as well as arms exports from Italy to Israel.

He also emphasized that continuing to provide diplomatic or military support to Israel, under any pretext, amounts to active complicity in the crimes being committed.

### 10. Safran data systems facility south of Paris shut down over its complicity with the occupation

Retirees, students and trade unionists took part in the protest, alongside several organizations, including the «Stop Arming Israel – France» movement.

Protesters blocked access to the company’s building in the industrial zone, leading to the evacuation of several employees and the suspension of operations at the facility.

The targeted company, Safran, is a subsidiary of the French group Safran Electronics & Defense, which has been accused of supplying dozens of military shipments to Israel since the beginning of the genocide in Gaza.

The company has also supplied military components to Israeli arms manufacturers such as Elbit Systems and to the Iron Dome defense system.

### 11. Protest in Oldham calls for an end to arms supplies to Israel

Pro-Palestinian activists organized a protest in the main street of the city of Oldham, demanding an end to arms supplies to Israel.

The demonstrators stressed that their protest activities would continue as long as Israel’s genocide against the defenseless population of Gaza continues.

### 12. Solidarity organizations urge French trade unions to block shipment of military components destined for Elbit from Charles de Gaulle Airport

The organizations «Urgence Palestine» and the «Palestinian Youth Movement» warned French trade unions about a shipment of aircraft components manufactured by Liebherr-Aerospace Toulouse.

The shipment is expected to arrive at Charles de Gaulle Airport before being transported to Tel Aviv and delivered to Elbit Systems EW & SIGINT, a company specializing in the Israeli military industry.

The two organizations called on trade unions to intervene and prevent the transfer of the shipment.

### 13. Academic boycott reduces Israel’s share of European Horizon grants from 5.4% to 2.5%

Approximately 55 European universities are calling on the European Commission to suspend its association agreement with Israel, which allows the country to participate in the Horizon program.

Meanwhile, the number of European Research Council grants awarded to young Israeli researchers has declined from approximately 30 per year until 2024 to 10 in 2025 and 11 in 2026.

The Association of Heads of Israeli Universities has warned that the boycott threatens Israel’s participation in future agreements scheduled to be signed in 2027.

### 14. Students protest at City University in London, demanding the removal of faculty members who served in the Israeli occupation army

On November 6, students organized a demonstration in the lobby of the St George’s campus, prompting university security to call the police.

The protesters say that the university is a member of the Defence Universities Alliance, which manages investments worth £182 million.

They also claim that the university maintains 45 direct relationships with arms manufacturing companies, worth a total of £4.5 million.

The students are demanding the removal of faculty members who have served in the Israeli military.

### 15. Scottish police charge three pro-Palestinian activists in Edinburgh with terrorism-related offenses

The charges were brought against activists who wore T-shirts and held signs bearing the slogans: «I oppose genocide, I support Palestine Action».

The incidents took place alongside a similar demonstration outside the US Embassy in London, which resulted in the arrest of hundreds of protesters.

The charges are based on the British government’s decision, issued last July, to ban the Palestine Action movement and designate it as a «terrorist organization».

Under British law, expressing support for the movement constitutes a criminal offense punishable by up to 14 years in prison.

### 16. Activists shut down massive Microsoft data center under construction in Amsterdam

Activists announced that they had shut down the facility, describing it as complicit in violence and repression and as a «war machine» that they do not want in Amsterdam or anywhere else.

The protest took place amid a housing crisis and worsening climate emergency.

Demonstrators also voiced their opposition to artificial intelligence projects and major technology companies that have supplied Israel with technological tools used to facilitate genocide and identify targets.

# International News

### 17. Nine US venues, including Madison Square Garden, refuse to host Macklemore’s «Free Palestine» tour

Macklemore said that nine venues, including the Kia Forum in Los Angeles, had refused to book him for performances through the end of the year.

He added that he had never encountered such a situation throughout his more than 20-year career.

MSG Entertainment responded that its available dates were limited and that the artist was not considered to be «at the level of major arena performers».

The «Free Palestine» tour has already included performances in Dublin, Paris and London, with the aim of raising funds for Palestine.

Macklemore launched the tour after being excluded from Ed Sheeran’s tour in August.

### 18. UN: Emergency supply stocks in Gaza are insufficient to address the impact of rainfall

The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) warned that available emergency supplies in the Gaza Strip are insufficient to meet the needs of people affected by the rainfall.

The UN office called for the immediate entry of winter supplies to address the consequences of severe weather systems and alleviate the suffering of displaced people.

The UN warning comes amid extremely difficult humanitarian conditions in Gaza City.

On Saturday, the municipality announced that rainfall in the city since Friday night had reached approximately 60 millimeters, equivalent to nearly 15% of the annual average.

### 19. Human rights center: Severe weather worsens the suffering of displaced people in Gaza and threatens their lives

The Human Rights Protection Center warned of the serious humanitarian consequences of the low-pressure weather system affecting the Gaza Strip.

Displaced people’s tents have been flooded, their belongings damaged, and parts of buildings previously weakened by bombardments have collapsed.

The situation is further aggravated by the fact that hundreds of thousands of displaced people lack safe shelter capable of protecting them from rain, cold and strong winds.