Epal European Palestinian Media Center Bulletin, Issue No. 2277, Date: Wednesday, November 26, 2025

1. Death toll of the Israeli genocide rises to 69,775 martyrs

The Ministry of Health in the Gaza Strip announced that the number of victims of the Israeli genocide since October 2023 has risen to **69,775 martyrs** and **170,965 wounded**.
According to the daily report, hospitals in the Strip received **17 martyrs** in the past 24 hours — 3 newly deceased and 14 recovered from under the rubble — as well as **16 injured**.

2. NGO Network: Gaza is a humanitarian disaster zone and requires urgent international intervention**

The Palestinian NGO Network called on international human rights and humanitarian institutions, as well as countries worldwide, to declare the Gaza Strip a **“humanitarian disaster zone”** and to take urgent measures to protect civilians and lift the siege.
The network issued an emergency humanitarian appeal to save thousands of displaced people whose tents and shelters were flooded by heavy rains and rising water levels caused by the severe weather system striking the region, resulting in widespread damage — especially in temporary displacement areas.

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### **3. Journalists’ Protection Center: Ongoing media ban from Gaza violates international conventions**

The Palestinian Journalists’ Protection Center expressed deep concern over the Israeli Supreme Court’s decision to grant the government an additional extension regarding the petition demanding free and independent access for journalists into the Gaza Strip.
The center said the repeated delays since September 2024 constitute “a serious breach of international law and a blatant insult to press freedom,” stressing that allowing journalists to cover the humanitarian and human rights situation in Gaza is an urgent necessity, not a privilege.

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### **4. Bassal: Tents are unfit for living and have become a source of suffering and danger**

The spokesperson for the Palestinian Civil Defense in Gaza, Mahmoud Bassal, said that the tents in the Strip are completely unsuitable for living and do not provide even the minimum requirements for safe survival, especially with winter approaching and storms intensifying.
He stressed that “tents that allow rain to seep in, fail to protect children, women, and the elderly from cold and wind, and lack basic safety and privacy, cannot be considered a temporary solution — they have become a source of suffering and a real danger to people’s lives.”

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### **5. With eviction orders looming… an uncertain fate awaits 750 Palestinians in Batan al-Hawa**

In the Batan al-Hawa neighborhood of Silwan, south of Al-Aqsa Mosque, **750 Palestinian residents** face an uncertain future as Israeli authorities may enforce eviction orders to hand their homes to the settler association *Ateret Cohanim*.
The neighborhood lies on the Mount of Olives, just 400 meters from Al-Aqsa Mosque, and has witnessed extensive settler expansion aiming to tighten control around the holy site.
The association claims that the **5.2 dunams** of land — on which around **86 homes** are built — belonged to Yemeni Jews since 1881.

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### **6. Academic boycott of Israel doubles from 500 to 1,000 cases within 8 months**

An Israeli report revealed a sharp increase in academic boycott cases targeting Israeli researchers and institutions, doubling from **500 in March 2024 to 1,000 by November 2024**, despite the official end of the war on Gaza.
The report, prepared by the Academic Boycott Monitoring Team established by the Committee of University Presidents in Tel Aviv and published by *The Marker* (the economic edition of *Haaretz*), stated that Israel’s negative image in Europe appears to be “deeply entrenched to the point that political efforts alone are insufficient to change public perception.”
It warned that the expanding boycott may push Israeli academia toward “dangerous isolation that poses a genuine strategic threat to its international standing,” and that the phenomenon will not subside except through deep regional and geopolitical changes.

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### **7. Protest against the silence regarding pro-Palestine hunger strikers in London**

A protest was held in front of the BBC headquarters in London to highlight the **hunger strike** being carried out by six pro-Palestine activists detained in the UK, and to denounce the silence of the media — including the BBC — about their plight.

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### **8. 400 artists boycott Spotify over investments linked to the occupation**

The global campaign **“No Music for Genocide”** was launched after Spotify founder Daniel Ek announced investments in the German startup *Helsing*, which develops military software and AI-powered drones.
This led to a wave of withdrawals from the platform, with independent artists and major bands such as *Massive Attack* removing their catalogues, arguing that subscriber payments and artist royalties were now helping fund combat technologies.
The campaign has expanded to include over **400 artists and production companies**, working with the BDS movement and calling for a geographic music ban in Israel, while urging listeners to switch to alternatives like Bandcamp.

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### **9. Protests across Norwegian cities against Israel’s participation in Eurovision**

Cities such as Vestfold, Fredrikstad, and Oslo — among others — witnessed simultaneous protests against the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (NRK) for supporting Israel’s participation in Eurovision.
Protesters waved Palestinian flags and chanted “Enough, NRK!”, condemning the broadcaster’s coverage and arguing that allowing Israel to participate normalizes war crimes through an international music competition.
Organizers, including the Palestine Committee and *Action for Palestine*, urged NRK to use its influence within the European Broadcasting Union to vote against Israel’s participation and encouraged the public to sign a petition demanding its exclusion.

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### **10. Students sue New Jersey university for refusing to recognize Students for Justice in Palestine**

Six students at the *New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT)*, along with the local chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP), have filed a lawsuit against the university for systematic discrimination against pro-Palestine students and for obstructing official recognition of the student group since 2023.
According to the lawsuit, filed on November 18 with the Essex County Superior Court, the university rejected the chapter’s application with arguments described as illegal and discriminatory, citing what it called a “history of disturbances” linked to SJP chapters at other universities.
The students argue that this refusal constitutes discrimination based on race and national origin and violates their civil rights.

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### **11. Finnish journalist arrested during president’s conference after asking about arms trade with Israel**

A Finnish journalist was arrested by police after asking President Alexander Stubb how Finland could continue buying weapons from a state accused by the United Nations of attempting genocide.
According to TRT World, the police intervened immediately, pulling the journalist away and threatening him with prison and fines on the grounds of “unauthorized protest,” despite his insistence that he was simply performing his journalistic duties.

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### **12. Protest outside Tesco in Ireland in support of worker who refused to handle Israeli goods**

Members of the Belfast BDS movement and representatives of unions including Unison, INTO, Unite, NIPSA, NASUWT, and IWW staged a protest outside a Tesco store in Newcastle, County Down, in solidarity with a worker who was suspended pending disciplinary proceedings after refusing to handle Israeli products, rejecting complicity in what he called “the Zionist genocide machine.”
Union groups stated that the worker acted according to his conscience, refusing any support for genocide.
They called on Tesco to drop the disciplinary measures, allow workers to act according to conscience, and remove all Israeli products from its stores.

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### **13. Students at King’s College London disrupt event hosting a pro-Israel speaker**

King’s College London witnessed a large student walkout after members of the group *King’s Stand for Justice* disrupted an event hosting a pro-Israel speaker.
Students stated that their protest was undertaken to defend Palestinian rights and reject what they described as the university’s complicity in whitewashing crimes against Palestinians.

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### **14. German police remove images of Palestinian female prisoners**

German police removed images of Palestinian female detainees from a loudspeaker-equipped vehicle during a pro-Palestine event in Berlin.

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### **15. Popular campaign in South Korea targets national oil company for complicity with the occupation**

In South Korea, activists are raising their voices: “We will disrupt the machinery of genocide.” A large popular campaign led by Korean and Palestinian organizations is targeting the national oil company **KNOC**, accusing it of aiding Israel’s assault on civilians in Gaza through cooperation with Israeli firms.
Under the slogan **“Stop Supporting Israeli Genocide”**, the campaign exposes links between Korean oil and the Israeli military apparatus, asserting that companies cannot claim innocence when they prioritize profit over humanity.
More than **45 Korean organizations** are participating, gathering signatures, raising public awareness, and pressuring the government to end all economic complicity with the occupation.