Epal European Palestinian Media Center Bulletin, Issue No. 2386, Date: Monday, March 16, 2026

1. 8 police officers killed after the occupation targeted their vehicle in central Gaza

Eight police officers and personnel were killed after their vehicle was targeted by Israeli occupation aircraft at the entrance of the town of Al-Zawaida in central Gaza.
The Ministry of Health reported that 8 martyrs and 14 injured people arrived at hospitals in the central governorate as a result of the occupation targeting a police vehicle in the area.
The Ministry of Interior and National Security also announced in a statement the killing of the Director of the Intervention Police in the central governorate, Colonel Iyad Abu Youssef, along with 7 police officers and personnel, after Israeli aircraft bombed a police vehicle on Salah al-Din Street near the entrance to Al-Zawaida.

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**2. Euro-Mediterranean Observatory: Israel has systematically destroyed more than 93% of Gaza’s cemeteries**

The Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor stated that it documented the destruction by the Israeli occupation of 93.5% of cemeteries in the Gaza Strip, either completely or partially, as part of the ongoing genocide since October 2023.
The organization emphasized that the systematic targeting of graves through destruction and bulldozing not only represents a grave violation of international humanitarian law, but also reveals a deliberate pattern of erasure and elimination. This begins with violating the sanctity of the dead and erasing their physical traces, and extends to causing severe psychological and spiritual harm to the living, ultimately undermining their collective memory and severing their historical connection with their ancestors and their land.

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**3. From Eid clothes to martyrs’ shrouds: the occupation executes a family in Tubas**

A simple family trip to buy Eid clothes turned into a bloody massacre after an Israeli special forces unit opened heavy fire on a Palestinian car near the town of Tamoun, south of Tubas in the northern West Bank.
The attack resulted in the killing of four family members and the injury of two children, in an incident that once again highlights the increasing targeting of Palestinian families in the West Bank.

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**4. Occupation forces arrest 26 Palestinians in a large raid campaign in the West Bank**

Israeli occupation forces arrested 26 Palestinians during a campaign of raids across various areas of the occupied West Bank, before later releasing 15 of them after subjecting them to field interrogations.
The Prisoners’ Media Office stated in a statement that the arrests were concentrated in the governorates of Jenin, Tubas, and Nablus in the northern West Bank, in addition to Ramallah in the center and Hebron in the south.

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**5. For the third consecutive week: court sessions for prisoners in “Ofer” and “Salem” postponed**

The Palestinian Commission of Prisoners’ Affairs and the Palestinian Prisoners’ Club announced that, for the third consecutive week, all court sessions in the pleading stage for prisoners in the Ofer and Salem courts have been postponed without setting new dates.
The two institutions explained in a joint statement that sessions for extending the detention of newly arrested prisoners in the Ofer and Salem courts will continue.
They added that hearings to confirm administrative detention for prisoners will be held only this week at the Ofer military court, while appeal sessions will be reviewed through case examination only, without the presence of the prisoner or their lawyer.

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**6. Settler attacks on homes and closure of areas in the West Bank and Jerusalem**

Groups of settlers stormed villages and towns in the occupied West Bank and Jerusalem and carried out attacks against residents and their property, continuing the escalation of their crimes.
Groups of settlers from the “Yitzhar” settlement attacked the outskirts of the town of Burin in Nablus, throwing stones at residents’ homes and smashing the windows of some vehicles under the protection of occupation forces.
In the northern Jordan Valley, settlers prevented Palestinian shepherds from reaching grazing lands in the area of “Wadi al-Faw” and chased their livestock in an attempt to intimidate them and force them to leave the region.

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**7. #Video… They went to buy Eid clothes and returned as bodies in Nablus**

#Watch… “A new war crime added to the bloody record of the occupation.”
An Israeli army special unit carried out a field execution of the Bani Ouda family after they returned from buying Eid clothes in Nablus in the occupied West Bank.
The mother, father, and two of their children were killed, while Khaled and Mustafa remained witnesses to the crime.

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**8. #Video… The occupation blows up the apartment of a Palestinian prisoner’s family in Hebron**

#Watch… It caused damage to the entire building: the moment when the Israeli army detonated an apartment belonging to the family of a Palestinian prisoner in the town of Dura, south of Hebron in the occupied West Bank.

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*European*

**9. Italian activists block a military cargo train in solidarity with Palestine**

Activists from the “No to the Base” movement staged a sit-in for more than six hours on railway tracks to prevent a cargo train from passing in the Italian city of Pisa, causing the trip to be disrupted and forcing the train to return without completing its planned route.
According to organizers of the action, the train had departed from the port of Piombino in the Tuscany region before being spotted and reported by anti-militarization activist networks along its route.
The train consisted of 32 wagons loaded with military equipment and ammunition.

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**10. Field campaign in France calls for boycotting companies complicit with the occupation**

Activists from the boycott movement in France, in cooperation with civil organizations supporting the Palestinian cause, organized awareness campaigns in several French cities to introduce companies targeted by the boycott and encourage the public to stop dealing with them.
The campaign focused particularly on the supermarket chain “Carrefour” and its partner “H Market” due to their involvement in supporting the Israeli occupation through partnerships and business activities in occupied territories, particularly through branches located in settlements.
The activities included distributing informational materials directly and communicating with shoppers to explain the reasons for the boycott and encourage them to choose alternative options.

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**11. Protest against Allianz in Ireland for insuring companies linked to the occupation**

The “Irish Sport for Palestine” movement organized a protest outside Croke Park Stadium in Dublin, Ireland, before the match between Dublin and Armagh under the hashtag #GAADropAllianz, demanding a boycott of Allianz for supporting Israeli activities in the occupied Palestinian territories.
This protest comes as part of a broader campaign condemning Allianz’s involvement in providing financial and insurance services to Israeli companies, including Elbit Systems, which specializes in manufacturing drones and surveillance systems used in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip.

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*International*

**12. #Video… American comedian declares her support for Palestine**

Saturday Night Live star Sarah Squirm announced through her official social media accounts her full support for the Palestinian cause, stating that Palestinians have the right to freedom and dignity.
Sarah Squirm, the well-known American comedian and actress, grew up in Long Island in New York State and specializes in surreal comedy inspired by the unique “body horror” style.

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**13. Global demonstrations in support of Palestine and Lebanon**

Several cities around the world witnessed demonstrations and solidarity marches supporting Palestine and rejecting the Zionist-American aggression against Iran and Gaza. Thousands of activists took to the streets to condemn the war of extermination in Gaza as well as the bombardment of Iran and Lebanon.
In Leeds, hundreds of demonstrators participated in a march under the slogan of solidarity with Iran, Palestine, and Lebanon.
In Rome, protesters burned images showing Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and U.S. President Donald Trump.
Hanover also witnessed a large march condemning the ongoing aggression against Gaza, Lebanon, and Iran, while solidarity marches took place in Sweden and South Korea rejecting the escalation of aggression in the region.
In Montreal, thousands of demonstrators participated in a march commemorating International Quds Day, affirming that Jerusalem will remain the eternal capital of Palestine.
France also saw protests in 102 cities, including Paris, Lille, Marseille, and Lyon, in protest against the wars.

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**14. Amnesty: acquittal of Israeli soldiers who tortured Palestinian prisoners reinforces impunity**

Amnesty International said that the decision by the Israeli military prosecutor to drop charges against five Israeli soldiers accused of abusing and sexually assaulting Palestinian prisoners and detainees at the Sde Teiman military detention center is disgraceful and reinforces impunity.
The organization described the move as “another unforgivable chapter” in the record of occupation forces avoiding accountability for violations against Palestinians.
Erika Guevara Rosas, Senior Director for Research, Advocacy, and Policy at the organization, said that the decision falls within “the long history of the Israeli judicial system granting impunity to perpetrators of serious crimes against Palestinians.”