Epal European Palestinian Media Center Bulletin, Issue No. 2509, Date: Saturday, July 25, 2026

1. Massacre in the village of Tell: 4 Palestinians killed while residents confronted attackers; an Israeli officer and soldier reported killed

Four Palestinians were killed and four others injured, three of them critically, following an attack carried out by Israeli occupation forces and groups of settlers on the village of Tell, southwest of Nablus.

The Palestinian Ministry of Health stated that medical teams at Rafidia Government Hospital received casualties resulting from intensive live fire by Israeli forces targeting residents who had gone out to defend their land and property. The ministry confirmed that the death toll had risen to four, in addition to several wounded individuals who remain in intensive care.

2. Israeli forces raid Nablus hospital to arrest wounded patients and assault medical staff
Israeli occupation forces raided Nablus Specialized Hospital and assaulted medical personnel in the emergency department.

Dani Al-Masri, Deputy Chairwoman of the hospital’s Board of Directors, said that Israeli forces surrounded the hospital, stormed the emergency ward, assaulted the medical staff, and handcuffed doctors and nurses.

A local source reported that a large number of Israeli military vehicles entered the city of Nablus through the Huwwara military checkpoint and headed toward Nablus Specialized Hospital, which remains under siege.

3. Seven injured in settler attack on the village of Far’ata, east of Qalqilya
Seven Palestinians were injured in an attack by Israeli settlers on the village of Far’ata, east of Qalqilya, amid escalating assaults targeting Palestinians in the occupied West Bank.

The Palestine Red Crescent Society reported treating seven injuries, including two caused by live ammunition—one critical and the other serious—as well as several other injuries of varying severity resulting from the settler attack.

4. Martyr Yahya Nasman scores 96.6% in Tawjihi exams days after his death
Student Yahya Adham Nasman from the Gaza Strip achieved a score of 96.6% in the General Secondary Education (Tawjihi) examinations, despite being killed just days before the results were announced in an Israeli airstrike targeting his family home in the Al-Nasr neighborhood of western Gaza City.

Yahya was killed last Saturday along with four members of his family, including three children, after an Israeli strike hit a residential apartment. Those killed included his father, Adham Ibrahim Nasman; his mother, Marwa Al-Mashharawi; and his younger brother, Ibrahim Adham Nasman. A fifth victim, whose identity had not yet been announced at the time, was also killed, while several other Palestinians were injured.

5. ARIJ: Settlement plan to seize 6,000 dunams south of Tekoa
The Applied Research Institute – Jerusalem (ARIJ) revealed that Israeli authorities had approved the seizure of approximately 6,000 dunams under a large-scale settlement master plan targeting the area southeast of the Tekoa settlement, built on land belonging to the town of Tuqu’, east of Bethlehem.

According to ARIJ, the so-called Gush Etzion Regional Council approved the plan on July 20. Covering nearly 6,000 dunams, it is being promoted jointly by the council, the settlement, and the settlement movement Amana.

6. Injuries, violent clashes, and six homes burned as settler attacks intensify in the West Bank
Violent clashes erupted as Israeli settlers launched renewed attacks across various areas of the occupied West Bank, following a deadly day in which four Palestinians were killed by settlers and Israeli forces in Nablus.

Israeli military forces and settlers intensified assaults in several areas, including raids, confrontations, and attacks on civilians.

Settlers assaulted three Palestinians and set fire to at least six homes and several vehicles during an attack on the town of Surra, southwest of Nablus.

7. World Food Programme warns of deeper aid cuts in Gaza due to funding shortages
The United Nations World Food Programme warned that it would be forced to make broader cuts to its humanitarian assistance in the Gaza Strip unless it receives urgent additional funding.

Around 70% of Gaza’s population currently depends on food assistance to meet their basic needs.

The warning follows a report by the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC), which projected that more than two-thirds of Gaza’s population could face acute hunger by the end of the year as humanitarian aid deliveries decline because of insufficient funding.

8. Video: Young Palestinian shot in the head by settlers
Video footage shows the moment a young Palestinian man was shot in the head by Israeli settlers during their attack on the village of Far’ata, east of Qalqilya, in the occupied West Bank.

Europe
9. Concert by French-Israeli singer Amir canceled in Marseille
A free concert by French-Israeli singer Amir, scheduled for next Sunday in Marseille, southern France, was canceled “for security reasons” after pro-Palestinian activists called for a boycott.

The cancellation came just days after a performance by DJ Barbara Butch in Grenoble was also canceled following similar protests.

The shopping center that was due to host the concert stated that the decision was made to ensure the safety of the artist, the audience, and staff.

10. Protest outside Commonwealth Games ceremony in Scotland against the war in Gaza
A protest took place outside Glasgow’s OVO Hydro Arena during the opening ceremony of the 2026 Commonwealth Games, attended by King Charles III and Prime Minister Andy Burnham.

Members of the group “Show Israel the Red Card” waved Palestinian flags and displayed a large banner reading “1009 Killed,” referring to the number of Palestinian athletes reportedly killed by Israel since October 2023.

11. Renewed call to boycott Booking and Airbnb
Campaign organizers under the slogan “No Room for Genocide” renewed calls to boycott Booking and Airbnb, arguing that both platforms list properties in Israeli settlements built on confiscated Palestinian land, which they describe as illegal under international law.

The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights noted that its updated September 2025 database aims to expose companies allegedly involved in human rights violations.

12. British lawyer to stand trial after defending Palestine Action activists
British lawyer Rajiv Menon is due to stand trial next week on charges of contempt of court following his closing arguments during the trial of six activists who protested at an Elbit Systems factory near Bristol in 2024.

The case is considered unprecedented, as it is believed to be the first time a lawyer has faced prosecution over statements made while addressing a jury.

Legal figures have criticized the prosecution, arguing it could intimidate lawyers representing pro-Palestinian activists.

13. Hundreds surround Elbit factory in the UK
Hundreds of protesters from across Britain demonstrated outside an Elbit Systems factory in Bristol.

Protesters called for a boycott of the F-35 fighter jet supply chain, arguing that the aircraft are used in attacks on civilians.

One demonstrator said, “Palestine is a testing ground for Western arms companies that profit enormously from bloodshed.”

14. British council begins process of ending twinning agreement with Haifa after 58 years
Hackney Council in East London, led by the Green Party, has begun formal procedures to end its 58-year twinning relationship with the Israeli city of Haifa.

The move follows the Greens’ victory in the May elections after pledging to end ties with Haifa, which they argued does not reflect Hackney’s values because Palestinians there live under occupation and apartheid.

The council is expected to vote on July 28 on establishing a working group to review the partnership and formally end it.

15. Palestine solidarity rally held in Glasgow
Members of the Environmental and Geography Society at the University of Glasgow gathered on Buchanan Street to protest the ongoing war and killings in Gaza.

Participants urged shoppers and pedestrians to support a comprehensive boycott of Israeli goods and products.

16. French boycott campaign succeeds in canceling Amir concert
A concert by French-Israeli singer Amir, winner of The Voice in 2014, was canceled after a campaign led by Palestine Marseille.

Pro-Palestinian groups accused the singer of actively supporting the Israeli military, citing his participation in an event in the Hebron settlement in 2014 and his attendance at a pro-Israel gathering organized by former Israeli army officer Yoni Chetboun.

17. Terrorism charge filed against activist in Toronto over pro-Palestinian protests
Toronto Police and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police charged a 33-year-old activist with terrorism-related offenses following his participation in pro-Palestinian demonstrations in May and September 2024.

Authorities arrested him on July 21, 2026, alleging involvement with Hamas based on electronic devices seized during a search of his home in March 2025.

18. Irish politicians condemn Germany’s treatment of Irish pro-Palestinian activists
A cross-party Irish political delegation called on the Irish government to send observers to the trial of pro-Palestinian activists in Germany and questioned the detention of Irish citizen Daniel Tatlow-Devally ahead of German Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s visit.

The appeal followed the delegation’s attendance at the trial of the “Ulm 5,” who face charges related to an attack on an Israeli arms company in Ulm that allegedly caused approximately €1 million in damage.

International
19. CodePink activists confront U.S. ambassador to the UN over support for Israeli actions
Activists from the anti-war feminist organization CodePink confronted U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz in New York, protesting what they described as U.S. complicity in wars and crimes against humanity.

The protesters displayed photographs of children killed as a result of policies and sanctions supported by the U.S. administration and demanded accountability.

They criticized the ambassador for refusing to answer questions about the human cost of those policies and called for a U.S. foreign policy that values human life and ends funding for wars and genocide.

20. California teachers’ unions pressure pension fund to divest from Israel
As part of the “CalSTRSdivest4Palestine” campaign, activists and teachers’ unions gathered at the California State Teachers’ Retirement System headquarters on July 23, demanding the sale of Israeli bonds and the divestment of the fund’s holdings in artificial intelligence company Palantir.

Protesters accused Palantir of facilitating human rights abuses by supplying surveillance technology to both the Israeli military and the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

21. Protesters block entrance to Brooklyn Navy Yard over military supplies
Protesters blocked the entrance to the Brooklyn Navy Yard in opposition to companies based there that allegedly supply military and security equipment to the Israeli military and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

The campaign specifically targets Easy Aerial and Crye Precision, claiming that Easy Aerial manufactures drones used for surveillance in Gaza and along the U.S.-Mexico border.

22. Albanese: Settler attacks in the West Bank must stop
UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the occupied Palestinian territories Francesca Albanese stated that armed Israeli settlers are escalating deadly attacks against unarmed Palestinians in the occupied West Bank.

Commenting on the killing of four Palestinians and the injury of others in the town of Tell, west of Nablus, she called for the attacks to end and for those responsible to be held accountable.