Epal European Palestinian Media Center Bulletin, Issue No. 2426, Date: Tuesday, April 28, 2026

1. Health: 7 killed and 18 injured in Gaza within 24 hours

The Palestinian Ministry of Health announced that 7 people were killed, including one body recovered, and 18 injured were brought to hospitals in the Gaza Strip during the past 24 hours, as a result of the Israeli assault on the territory.
The ministry stated in its statistical report that the total number of deaths since the ceasefire (October 10) has reached 817, while the number of injured stands at 2,296, and the total number of recovered bodies has risen to 762.
It added that the cumulative toll since the beginning of the assault on October 7, 2023, has risen to 72,593 deaths and 172,399 injured.

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**2. Settler attacks, demolition notices, and land leveling north of Jerusalem and Jenin**

Israeli violations in the West Bank have escalated, including attacks carried out by settlers against civilians south of Nablus and demolition notices targeting dozens of structures north of Jerusalem, alongside road closures and the leveling of agricultural lands in Jenin. This comes within a rapidly evolving situation on the ground imposing further restrictions on Palestinians.
In southern Nablus, a civilian was injured following an attack by settlers on the village of Jalud. Local sources reported that a group of settlers assaulted residents in the “al-Dhahr” area, causing bruises to one individual who was transferred for medical treatment.
In northern occupied Jerusalem, Israeli forces issued demolition notices for dozens of commercial and residential structures in the towns of al-Ram and Kafr Aqab, as well as Qalandiya camp. The Jerusalem Governorate explained that the notices were delivered under the pretext of building without permits.

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**3. 1,800 Palestinian children arrested since the start of the genocide**

The Palestine Center for Prisoners Studies revealed a dangerous escalation in the targeting of Palestinian children through arrests and violations since the outbreak of the war on Gaza in October 2023, noting more than 1,800 arrests among minors, some as young as 10 years old.
The center confirmed that these arrests are not random but part of a systematic policy targeting Palestinian childhood, within a broader context of escalating repression, pointing out that tens of thousands of children have been arrested since the beginning of the occupation of Palestinian territories.

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**4. Economic official: siege and aid restrictions create a distorted economic reality**

Hassan Abu Riala, Deputy Minister of Economy in Gaza, said that the Israeli war “has not stopped, but has changed its tools and forms,” considering the siege one of the harshest forms of warfare.
He explained that the authorities “use the siege as a tool to pressure the population,” controlling the details of daily life and creating a distorted economic reality that deepens humanitarian crises. He added that they restrict the entry of aid and goods and limit the work of relief organizations.

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**5. Warnings of a health catastrophe in Gaza amid worsening malnutrition and shelter conditions**

The public health and food crisis is worsening, especially among children, amid medical and official warnings of serious consequences threatening the lives of thousands. This comes alongside harsh living conditions in shelters, where overcrowding and disease spread are increasing, while available resources are unable to meet the growing needs.
The head of the pediatrics department at Nasser Medical Complex confirmed that malnutrition remains a serious threat to children, along with the spread of infectious and environmental diseases, warning of the continued deterioration of the health situation in the Strip.

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**6. Injuries amid escalating settler attacks south of Nablus and assaults west of al-Auja**

A child and a young man were injured during escalating settler attacks on the village of Jalud, south of Nablus, alongside renewed assaults west of al-Auja.
Local sources reported that settlers attacked residents in the al-Dhahr area of Jalud, injuring a child in the head with a stone and causing bruises to a young man.
Meanwhile, settlers stormed a residential gathering of the Arab al-Ka’abneh family west of al-Auja, north of Jericho, accompanied by herds of camels.

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**7. Plan to build 643 settlement units in the West Bank under review**

The Israeli movement “Peace Now,” which monitors settlements, revealed that the Higher Planning Council of the army will discuss next Wednesday a plan to build 643 settlement units across various parts of the occupied West Bank.
The movement said that 126 of these units are expected to receive final approval in the settlement of Sanur in Jenin Governorate.

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**8. Settlement expansion reaches symbolic extremes**

The term “settlements” often brings to mind the widespread presence of these concrete structures across the occupied West Bank, where about 780,000 settlers live in around 540 settlements.
Reports of new settlement approvals continue regularly, but this expansion has reached a striking symbolic level, described as extending as far as the Moon.

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**9. #Video… Burning and vandalism during the raid on Qalandiya in the West Bank**

#Watch… Clothing belonging to Palestinian youths was burned, house doors were smashed, and money and jewelry were stolen from camp residents. The footage documents violations committed by soldiers during the raid on Qalandiya camp north of Jerusalem.

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**10. #Video… Settlers uproot olive trees in the West Bank**

#Watch… Settlers and army bulldozers level land and uproot olive trees in the areas of Burqa northwest of Nablus and Turmusayya north of Ramallah.

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**European**

**11. Company targeted with red paint in Scotland**

Pro-Palestinian activists attacked the offices of “Kraken Robotics” in Aberdeen, Scotland, with red paint, protesting its supply of military components to the weapons company “Elbit Systems.”
The company provides advanced sonar systems for unmanned boats used by the Israeli navy in its operations and blockade of Gaza, which activists consider direct support for the ongoing war.

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**12. Rahma al-Adwan reaffirms her stance: a job is not worth the blood of victims**

Palestinian-British doctor Rahma al-Adwan reaffirmed her ethical and professional stance in defending innocent lives in Gaza, stating that “a job is worth nothing compared to the blood of victims.”
Her remarks come amid professional pressure faced by medical staff in Western countries when expressing solidarity with Palestine.

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**13. Protests in Ireland call for ending Allianz sponsorship**

During a football match between Fermanagh and Armagh in Northern Ireland, protests called for ending the sponsorship of the global insurance company Allianz.
Fans raised slogans demanding severing ties with the company, criticizing its links to investments and contracts associated with settlements and military industries.

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**14. Company in Scotland targeted over military cooperation**

“Kraken Robotics” in Aberdeen, a supplier of components to “Elbit Systems,” was targeted. The company provides sonar systems used in military vessels involved in operations in Gaza.

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**15. Civilian maritime mobilization toward Gaza: 56 ships depart from Italy**

A group known as the Global Sumud Flotilla announced that 56 ships departed from the port of Porto Xifoni in Augusta toward the eastern Mediterranean and Gaza. This is described as the largest coordinated civilian maritime mobilization aimed at challenging the blockade.

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**International**

**16. Protests in Chicago against U.S. war funding**

Dozens of demonstrators gathered outside Google’s headquarters in Chicago during Tax Day, protesting the use of taxpayer money to fund wars and military systems.
The protest, organized by Palestinian community networks and anti-war groups, called for ending military aid and stopping ongoing conflicts.

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**17. Students in Los Angeles establish protest encampment**

Pro-Palestinian students at Occidental College in Los Angeles set up a protest encampment named the “Liberated Rafah and Jenin Zone,” calling for divestment from companies linked to military production and detention systems.
Activists declared the campus a “people’s university” in solidarity with Palestinians.

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**18. Microsoft updates maps in the West Bank**

Microsoft updated its digital maps to include Palestinian geographic names in the West Bank and removed some previously used labels.
The Arab Center for the Advancement of Social Media stated that this change followed sustained advocacy, documentation, and engagement with the company.