Epal European Palestinian Media Center Bulletin, Issue No. 2414, Date: Tuesday, April 14, 2026

1. 6 martyrs killed by occupation fire in the Gaza Strip

Six civilians were killed by Israeli occupation forces in the Mawasi areas of Rafah and Khan Younis, while another died from his injuries in Khan Younis, hours after three civilians were killed in an Israeli strike in the city of Deir al-Balah in central Gaza.
Medical sources reported that three civilians were killed and others injured when an Israeli drone targeted a group of people near Site 14, close to Al-Mazra’a School in Deir al-Balah.

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**2. Rights center: 11 prisoners have spent more than three decades in occupation prisons**
The Palestine Center for Prisoners Studies confirmed that 11 Palestinian prisoners are still held in Israeli prisons for more than three decades, in a situation that, according to the center, reflects the failure of the international system to achieve the justice and humanity it claims.
The center’s director, researcher Riyad Al-Ashqar, explained that prisoners Ibrahim Abd al-Raziq Bayadasa and Ahmad Ali Abu Jaber, from the Palestinian territories of 1948, have spent 40 consecutive years in Israeli prisons, making them the longest-serving detainees since their arrest in 1986.

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**3. Two injured in settler attack in Beita and escalation in towns south of Nablus**
Two civilians were injured in an attack carried out by settlers in the town of Beita, south of Nablus.
Local sources reported that a group of settlers attacked residents in the Jabal Sabih area, beating two of them and causing bruises.
Meanwhile, the town of Duma, southeast of Nablus, witnessed a heavy deployment of settlers around homes in the areas of “Khallet al-Hasad” and “Al-Shajara” east of the town.

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**4. Settlers install an iron gate in the Old City of Jerusalem**
Settlers installed an iron gate between Souq al-Qattanin and Bab al-Hadid in the Old City of occupied Jerusalem, raising Palestinian concerns about accelerating attempts to impose new realities on the ground in the heart of the historic city.
The Jerusalem Governorate stated that the gate was installed near the Old City Youth Association alongside Hosh al-Zorba, a site previously seized by settlers, considering it an assault on a historical landmark and a change to the area’s features.

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**5. WHO: occupation restrictions threaten health system collapse and disease spread in Gaza**
The WHO Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean, Hanan Balkhy, warned that Israeli restrictions on the entry of medical aid into Gaza are undermining the health response and opening the door to the spread of diseases that threaten the entire region.
She added that the deterioration is no longer limited to military attacks but includes obstruction of access to healthcare services, putting lives at increasing risk.
“Access to healthcare has become severely threatened, with a system operating at maximum capacity, rapidly diminishing resources, and rapidly increasing needs.”

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**6. Video: extremist Israeli rabbi storms Al-Aqsa Mosque**
Under the protection of Israeli police, Rabbi Eyal Tsinov stormed Al-Aqsa Mosque accompanied by a group of settlers, performing Talmudic prayers on the steps leading to the Dome of the Rock.

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**7. Video: child carries water containers with his hands and teeth in Gaza**
A Palestinian child, with clear signs of hardship on his face, struggles to carry three water containers using his hands and teeth amid the ongoing water scarcity crisis in Gaza.

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**9. Video: occupation forces a Jerusalem resident to demolish his home**
Israeli authorities forced Jerusalem resident Ali Sawahra and his son Mohammad to demolish their home in the town of Jabal al-Mukabber, south of occupied Jerusalem, under the pretext of building without a permit.

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**European**

**10. UN official warns: spread of disease in Gaza threatens entire region**
WHO Regional Director Hanan Balkhy warned that the spread of disease in Gaza threatens the entire region due to ongoing Israeli restrictions on the entry of medical aid, which hinder the health response.
She confirmed that the deterioration is no longer limited to attacks but also includes restricted access to healthcare services, putting residents’ lives at risk.

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**11. Video: Holocaust survivor shows solidarity with Gaza in London**
A Holocaust survivor stated, “Israel is a terrorist state,” speaking about the importance of solidarity with the Palestinian people and protesting the use of Holocaust memory by Israel, warning of the expansion of genocide to other peoples.

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**12. Video: Norwegian Prime Minister ignores activists’ questions about prisoners**
Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre ignored questions from activists regarding his country’s official stance on threats to execute Palestinian prisoners.
Activists chanted “Freedom for Palestine” and asked what concrete actions Norway would take to stop serious violations and the ongoing war of extermination, but the Prime Minister continued walking without responding.

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**13. Israeli incitement against Spain’s women’s handball team for pro-Palestine slogan**
Players of Spain’s women’s national handball team sparked widespread anger in Israeli circles after appearing with symbols and slogans supporting Palestine during an official match in Granada.
The players wrote “From the river to the sea” on their shoes before the match, which ended in a heavy 31–13 defeat for the Israeli team.
This comes amid Spain tightening restrictions on dealings with settlements and rejecting support for joint U.S.-Israeli military operations, prompting Israel to accuse it of waging a “comprehensive diplomatic war.”

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**14. Irish runners call for ending genocide in support of Palestine**
The “Irish Sport for Palestine” campaign organized a weekly 5 km run in Dublin in solidarity with the Palestinian cause and in rejection of occupation crimes.
The group announced plans to expand the initiative next week to include simultaneous races in Dublin, Cork, and Belfast, as part of a growing sports movement aimed at mobilizing international support for Gaza.

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**15. Scottish Greens pledge comprehensive boycott of the occupation**
The Scottish Green Party pledged to use all its parliamentary powers to impose comprehensive economic sanctions on Israel and withdraw investments from companies involved in the war.
The party criticized the Scottish National Party, accusing it of failing to implement last year’s historic parliamentary boycott decision, and stated that its political program aims to end Scottish complicity with what it described as an apartheid system.

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**16. Widespread rejection of appointing an “antisemitism” advisor at the University of Sydney**
The University of Sydney Staff for Palestine (USydS4P) rejected the decision to appoint Dr. Michael Abrahams-Sprod as a special advisor on antisemitism, warning that the role could be used to suppress solidarity with Gaza.
Staff stated that the appointment aims to design mandatory training programs that could legitimize targeting voices opposing what they describe as genocide.

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**International**

**17. University of California, San Diego disciplines pro-Palestine academics**
The University of California, San Diego has begun disciplinary proceedings against two professors for participating in student protests condemning the war on Gaza in 2024.
Professor P.T. Werner faces a possible two-year unpaid suspension, while another academic faces suspension for one semester, accused of obstructing university operations during the dismantling of a protest encampment last year.

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**18. Ohio University students vote to divest from the occupation**
86% of Ohio University students voted in a referendum calling for the university to stop investing in Israeli bonds and companies supporting it.
The university administration responded that state laws prevent a boycott, while student representatives proposed a legal workaround by not renewing existing investment contracts instead of terminating them immediately.