Epal European Palestinian Media Center Bulletin, Issue No. 2492, Date: Tuesday, July 7, 2026

1. Six killed in Gaza as Israeli ceasefire violations continue

Four Palestinians were killed and several others injured after Israeli aircraft targeted a vehicle in Khan Younis and a residential apartment in central Gaza City. Another person later died from previous injuries, as Israeli ceasefire violations continue across the Gaza Strip.

A local source reported that Ziad Zakaria Mohammed Al-Lahham and Ashraf Zuhair Rajab Al-Amassi were killed, while others were injured after an Israeli drone strike near Roni Street, south of Al-Mawasi, west of Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip.

2. Rights center: 25 Palestinian prisoners have spent more than a quarter-century in Israeli prisons
The Palestine Center for Prisoners Studies stated that 25 Palestinian prisoners have remained continuously imprisoned in Israeli jails for more than 25 years, amid growing rights and public calls for their immediate release after spending most of their lives behind bars.

The center explained that eight of these prisoners were detained before the signing of the Oslo Accords and are known among Palestinian prisoners as the “veteran prisoners.” The shortest-serving among them has spent 34 years in prison, while some have exceeded 40 years.

3. Civil Defense recovers remains of eight victims in Gaza City’s Al-Sabra neighborhood
Civil Defense crews in Gaza City recovered the remains of eight people from beneath the rubble of a home destroyed by Israeli forces during the war in the Al-Sabra neighborhood, south of the city.

The Civil Defense said its teams completed the recovery of eight bodies and human remains belonging to victims who had been trapped beneath the ruins of a house owned by the Al-Safadi family.

4. New settler outposts consume Jerusalem’s grazing lands: 23 settlement points aimed at emptying Bedouin communities
Israeli settlers established a new pastoral settlement outpost near the Ma’azi Jaba’ Bedouin community north of occupied Jerusalem, marking another step in the rapid expansion of grazing outposts across Palestinian land.

These pastoral outposts have become a central tool in Israeli policies aimed at changing the geographical reality. Settlers establish themselves on hills, highlands, and natural grazing areas, gradually imposing new facts on the ground through livestock grazing, control of water resources, and eventual connection to settlement infrastructure, turning them into permanent settlement points.

5. Rights center: Israel has turned the entire Gaza Strip into an open killing field
The Gaza Center for Human Rights stated that Israel’s continued control over approximately 70% of the Gaza Strip, combined with the daily killing of civilians throughout the territory, demonstrates that Israeli authorities are no longer limiting themselves to forced displacement and reducing the livable area, but have transformed what remains of Gaza into an open killing field where civilians are targeted in residential neighborhoods, shelters, displacement areas, and near Israeli military deployment lines known in the media as the “Yellow Line.”

6. One killed and two injured by Israeli fire in Qalandia refugee camp north of Jerusalem
A teenage boy was killed and two children were injured by Israeli army gunfire in Qalandia refugee camp north of occupied Jerusalem.

The Palestinian Ministry of Health confirmed the death of 16-year-old Walid Nidal Walid Abu Sineina and reported that two other children suffered gunshot wounds to their lower limbs.

7. Palestinian Center for the Missing: 1,500 people remain missing or of unknown fate after 1,000 days of war
Nadia Nabil, director of the Palestinian Center for Missing and Forcibly Disappeared Persons, said that after 1,000 days of war in Gaza, the center has documented around 1,500 missing or forcibly disappeared individuals, including people trapped under rubble or whose whereabouts remain unknown.

She added that the greatest obstacle facing the center is the refusal of Israeli authorities to cooperate by withholding the names of detainees, refusing to return the bodies of those killed near the “Yellow Line” or in Israeli-controlled areas, returning unidentified bodies without documentation, and retaining other bodies taken from Gaza.

8. Euro-Med Monitor: Israel is turning Gaza into a “genocide enclave” while paving the way for displacement under the guise of “voluntary departure”
The Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor warned that Israel continues imposing catastrophic humanitarian conditions in Gaza by shrinking the area available to residents and enforcing internal isolation. It described the situation as transforming Gaza into a “genocide enclave” designed to push Palestinians toward forced displacement under the label of “voluntary departure.”

The organization stated that more than 2.1 million Palestinians are now confined to an area of only 128 square kilometers, while Israel controls around 65% of Gaza. It warned that if Israeli control expands to 70%, the available area would shrink to just 109 square kilometers under what it described as catastrophic living conditions.

9. Settlers attack Palestinian vehicles with stones east of Ramallah
Israeli settlers attacked Palestinian vehicles with stones along the road connecting the towns of Silwad and Yabrud, east of Ramallah, endangering motorists.

Local sources reported that groups of settlers gathered beneath the Yabrud bridge and threw stones at passing vehicles, causing fear and panic among travelers.

10. Video: Shocking assault on young Palestinians inside their vehicle in Jerusalem
Surveillance footage reportedly shows an Israeli soldier throwing a grenade into a vehicle carrying Palestinian youths before attempting to prevent them from leaving it prior to the explosion in Qalandia refugee camp, north of occupied Jerusalem.

Europe
11. Spanish journalists protest Israeli attacks on media workers in Gaza
Dozens of Spanish journalists gathered near the bullring in Pamplona to condemn the killing of fellow journalists during Israel’s ongoing military campaign in Gaza.

The protest took place beside the Ernest Hemingway memorial, where participants expressed solidarity with Palestinian journalists. They displayed photographs of journalists killed in Gaza alongside symbolic press cards stained with red paint representing blood.

12. Global demonstrations condemn the war in Gaza and demand the release of Hussam Abu Safiya
In Stockholm, thousands gathered in Odenplan Square despite campaigns led by far-right groups. Protesters, including Swedish doctors, demanded the immediate release of detained Palestinian medical personnel.

In Berlin, a large march proceeded from Kreuzberg to the city center, where demonstrators carried photos of healthcare workers killed in Gaza and demanded the release of Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya, director of Kamal Adwan Hospital.

13. Calls at Norwich City to ban signing Israeli players
Jessica Bay, a member of the Norwich City supporters’ committee and ambassador for the anti-discrimination campaign “Her Game Too,” called on the club to prohibit the signing of Israeli players.

Her demand followed reports linking Norwich City with Israeli international winger Liel Abada, currently playing for Charlotte FC in the United States.

14. BDS movement calls for isolation of the “Alliance for Middle East Peace”
The Palestinian National Committee of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement called on political parties, civil society organizations, and national institutions to boycott and isolate the activities of the Alliance for Middle East Peace.

The committee argued that the organization promotes normalization and seeks to normalize Israel’s presence in the region.

15. Norwegian rap duo Karpe raises the Palestinian flag
The Norwegian rap duo Karpe, formerly known as Karpe Diem, publicly raised the Palestinian flag during a recent performance.

Members Chirag Patel and Magdi Abdelmaguid said the gesture reflected their opposition to the Israeli occupation and their support for Palestinian rights.

16. Irish campaign urges the European Union to help Hussam Abu Safiya
The platform Friends for Palestine in Ireland called on Ireland’s Prime Minister, Deputy Prime Minister, and government ministers to urge the European Parliament and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen to pressure Israel for the immediate release of Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya.

The appeal followed revelations by his lawyer regarding a message in which Abu Safiya reportedly warned of the risk of systematic “slow assassination” in prison. He has remained in Israeli custody since his detention outside Kamal Adwan Hospital in December 2024 without charge or trial.

17. British court prosecutes activist Aisha Fadel over opposition to the war
Activist Aisha Fadel appeared before London’s Old Bailey in the first hearing of her criminal trial related to her public opposition to Israel’s military campaign in Gaza.

During the proceedings, prosecutors reportedly described the situation as an “Israeli-Palestinian conflict,” while the defense referred to United Nations reports alleging deliberate attacks against children.

International
18. UN report concludes children in Gaza were deliberately targeted
An independent United Nations commission concluded in a recent report that the targeting of children by Israeli forces during the war in Gaza was deliberate and constituted a central element of genocidal intent aimed at destroying Palestinian society.

The report echoed testimonies from Palestinian families and human rights organizations collected since October 2023 and called on states to fulfill their legal obligations by pursuing suspects and enforcing International Criminal Court arrest warrants against senior Israeli officials.

19. U.S. congressman denies Palestinian national identity
U.S. Congressman Randy Fine claimed during an interview with content creator Elliot Biewick that the term “Palestinian” is not genuine and was invented decades ago as a Soviet tool against the United States.

He further asserted that Gaza’s residents are not indigenous to the territory but “Arabs who migrated from Saudi Arabia,” repeating claims associated with narratives denying Palestinian national identity.

20. Pro-Palestinian activists confront pro-Israel U.S. congressional candidate in San Francisco
Pro-Palestinian activists forced California State Senator and congressional candidate Scott Wiener to leave an annual march held in San Francisco last week.

Demonstrators surrounded the Democratic politician in a public park and chanted against his presence because of his support for Israel, eventually prompting him to leave the event under heavy security.

21. American activist: Only monsters kill children, and Israel is committing massacres against children
American poet and activist Amanda Gorman condemned the continued killing of Palestinian children, describing those responsible as “monsters,” particularly following a recent UN report concluding that children in Gaza were deliberately targeted.

Her remarks coincided with a statement issued by the Global Sumud Movement in Norway, which said Palestinians continue struggling to remain on their land after more than 1,000 days of war and 78 years of ongoing ethnic cleansing.

22. Video: Woman portrays the Statue of Liberty in chains in Washington
A woman dressed as the Statue of Liberty in chains, being pulled by a puppet representing Benjamin Netanyahu, staged a protest criticizing U.S. policy toward Israel and its support for the war in Gaza.

23. Euro-Med Monitor: Israel is turning Gaza into a genocide enclave ahead of forced displacement
The Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor warned that Israeli authorities are transforming Gaza into what it described as a “genocide enclave,” creating humanitarian conditions that it says exceed those of the Srebrenica enclave in terms of severity.

According to the organization, Israel has established direct military control over approximately 65% of the Gaza Strip and is militarily restructuring the territory through enforced isolation, which it characterized as an ongoing unlawful annexation carried out by force.