Epal European Palestinian Media Center Bulletin, Issue No. 2294, Date: Monday, December 15, 2025

1. Settlers uproot 40 olive trees east of Jerusalem**

Israeli settlers destroyed about forty olive trees in the town of Mikhmas, northeast of occupied Jerusalem. The Jerusalem Governorate said in a statement that Israeli settlers attacked the Al-Hayy area of Mikhmas and cut down around 40 olive trees belonging to Palestinian resident Asaad Kanaan.

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**2. Settlers set fire to Palestinian property**

Settlers set fire to the property of Palestinian citizens in the area of Kafr Malik, east of Ramallah.

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**3. Death of prisoner Zaoul in occupation prisons is a crime added to the record of executing detainees**

The prisoner Sakhr Ahmad Khalil Zaoul (26 years old), from the town of Husan near Bethlehem, was martyred in “Ofer” prison under Israeli occupation. This is considered a new crime added to the occupation’s long record of executing prisoners and killing them slowly through torture and medical neglect.
The movement mourned the martyr in a statement, stressing that this crime reflects the occupation’s policy of continuing the execution of prisoners. It emphasized that this new crime is added to the black record of crimes committed by the occupation against Palestinian detainees, under a policy of deliberate medical neglect, torture, and brutal treatment aimed at breaking the prisoners’ will and undermining their resilience.

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**4. Martyr killed by occupation gunfire in Hebron; body withheld**

A young man was martyred after succumbing to wounds caused by occupation gunfire north of the city of Hebron.
The Ministry of Health reported that the General Authority for Civil Affairs informed it of the martyrdom of Mohammad Wael Al-Sharouf (23 years old), who was shot by occupation forces north of Hebron, with his body being withheld. Al-Sharouf was injured by Israeli occupation forces at the northern entrance of Hebron.

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**5. Gaza Health Ministry: 9 martyrs and 45 injuries in 24 hours**

The Ministry of Health in the Gaza Strip announced that hospitals received 9 martyrs over the past 24 hours—5 newly killed and 4 recovered from the rubble—along with 45 injuries during the same period.
The ministry stated that since the ceasefire on October 11, 2025, the total number of martyrs has reached 391, with 1,063 injuries, in addition to 632 bodies recovered.
It added that the death toll from the Israeli aggression on Gaza since October 7, 2023, has risen to 70,663 martyrs and 171,139 injuries.

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**6. Red Crescent: Half of Gaza’s population living in tattered tents with no basic necessities**

Raed Al-Nims, spokesperson for the Palestine Red Crescent Society in Gaza, said that more than half of Gaza’s population is living in worn-out tents amid severe weather conditions.
He explained that rain and flooding have swept away more than 20,000 tents, noting that several deaths have been recorded due to extreme cold and collapsing homes.
He added that 1.5 million displaced people are living without shelter or places that provide even the most basic necessities of life, confirming that Red Crescent crews are struggling to deliver services due to limited resources.

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**7. Protests by families of prisoners, wounded, and martyrs after salaries were cut**

Large demonstrations by families of Palestinian prisoners, wounded, and martyrs in the cities of Nablus and Tulkarm, protesting the suspension of their salaries by the Palestinian Authority in Ramallah.

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**8. Protest against the British Prime Minister in solidarity with Palestine Action**

Pro-Palestine and Gaza activists organized a protest in Dublin, the capital of Ireland, against British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, over the imprisonment of activists from the Palestine Action movement, calling for their immediate release.

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**9. Dutch police disperse pro-Palestine supporters in Amsterdam**

Preventing demonstrators from advancing and arresting several of them, Dutch police intervened against pro-Palestine protesters who gathered to oppose an event scheduled to be held by an Israeli artist in the capital, Amsterdam.

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**10. Boycott movement in France warns of attempts to pass a military shipment bound for Israel**

The Boycott Movement in France announced that it has no doubt that the companies “Ober” and “Duval”—firms implicated in supplying materials and metals used in military industries—are seeking to deliver a shipment to “Israel” “at any cost,” even by changing transportation routes if passage through the original route is blocked.
The campaign affirmed in a statement that it continues its mobilization and actions against this shipment and any other transport operations that would contribute to genocide and crimes committed by the occupation against the defenseless Palestinian people.
It called on French authorities and the international community to impose a comprehensive military embargo on “Israel” and halt all forms of military cooperation and exports that contribute to the continuation of grave violations of international law in Palestine.

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**11. Emmy award granted to a Gaza documentary despite refusal to air it in the United States**

The documentary film *Kill Zone: Inside Gaza* won an international Emmy Award, despite U.S. networks refusing to purchase or broadcast it, according to media reports.
Produced by the UK’s Channel 4, the film depicts the daily lives of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip during the war through testimonies from civilians, children, and medical teams, documenting the impact of bombardment, displacement, and humanitarian losses.
The film’s win reflects international recognition of the importance of independent, on-the-ground documentation, amid the continued reluctance of Western media institutions to air works that present the Palestinian narrative.

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**12. Protest in front of the British Foreign Secretary’s office in support of “Feltham 24”**

Pro-Palestine activists from the Palestine Pulse group demonstrated in front of the office of British Foreign Secretary David Lammy, protesting the British government’s complicit stance toward “Israel” and the silence of the media—particularly the BBC—regarding the hunger-striking pro-Palestine activists known as the “Feltham 24” in British prisons.
During the protest, participants raised slogans calling for increased pressure on the BBC to highlight the hunger strikers’ case.
Organizers also launched a social media call to action, which received hundreds of likes and dozens of comments, encouraging supporters to directly contact the BBC via WhatsApp as part of an organized campaign aimed at breaking the media blackout.

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**13. Protest outside the home of the New York Times editor over promotion of genocide-justifying narratives**

A group of independent activists organized a protest outside the home of New York Times editor-in-chief Joe Kahn, demanding accountability for the newspaper’s promotion of narratives that justify genocide and imperial policies through its coverage of events in the Gaza Strip.
Protesters noted that since the so-called “ceasefire” announced on October 10, 2025, more than 357 Palestinians have been martyred, while the newspaper continues to describe the ceasefire as “holding” and frames Zionist violations and crimes—when reported—as mere “tests” of the agreement. Activists stressed that such language diminishes the value of Palestinian lives.