Epal European Palestinian Media Center Bulletin, Issue No. 2526, Date: Thursday, August 13, 2026

• 1. One Palestinian killed and others injured in a drone strike in northern Gaza Strip
  A Palestinian was killed and others were injured as a result of a drone strike in the northern Gaza Strip.
  Local sources reported that an occupation drone targeted an area near the western roundabout in Beit Lahia, northern Gaza Strip, killing the young man Muhannad Saada.

Meanwhile, several civilians, including a child, were injured after the occupation dropped a bomb toward civilians near the Rafah garage in central Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip.

2. Prisoners’ Club: Around 40 Palestinian journalists are held in occupation prisons
The Palestinian Prisoners’ Club Association said that around 40 Palestinian male and female journalists are currently being held in Israeli occupation prisons, including five women journalists, following the arrest of journalist Mohammad Awad from Ramallah.
The club said in a statement that the occupation authorities are also continuing to impose house arrest on three journalists, as part of a systematic campaign targeting Palestinian journalists and freedom of journalistic work.

3. Rights center: 2,000 people went missing in Gaza during the war of extermination
The Palestinian Center for Missing and Forcibly Disappeared Persons confirmed that around 2,000 people have completely disappeared during Israel’s war of extermination in the Gaza Strip, with their fate still unknown.
In a statement, the center said that what was revealed by an investigation published by the Israeli newspaper Haaretz concerning the occupation’s detention of around 1,700 bodies of Palestinians from the Gaza Strip for use as future bargaining chips constitutes compelling evidence and a systematic continuation of the crime of enforced disappearance, as well as a flagrant violation of international humanitarian law.

4. Serious conditions at Ofer and Janot: prisoners face repression, deprivation and retaliation
The Commission of Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs said that prisoners at Ofer military prison are living in extremely poor detention and health conditions that threaten their lives and physical safety, amid the continued punitive and retaliatory policies imposed by the prison administration.
The commission confirmed that the Ofer prison administration continues to commit violations against prisoners that have become daily practices, including providing poor-quality food in terms of both quantity and quality, denying sick prisoners medication and treatment, worsening skin diseases, as well as removing mattresses in the early morning hours and returning them in the evening.

5. Occupation forces assault child south of Bethlehem
Israeli occupation forces brutally beat a child in the village of Artas, south of Bethlehem.
Local sources reported that occupation forces raided the Solomon’s Pools tourist area, located between the town of al-Khader and the village of Artas to the south, raided the home of citizen Yusuf al-Atrash, detained his 16-year-old son Salah, and brutally beat him before releasing him.

6. Occupation forces raid Qalandia refugee camp and issue demolition notices
Israeli occupation forces raided Qalandia refugee camp, north of occupied Jerusalem, and deployed throughout several of its neighborhoods, issuing demolition notices for a number of structures and buildings.
Local sources reported that occupation forces entered the camp through the gate area and spread throughout the various neighborhoods, while their military vehicles concentrated in the “Quarries” area.

7. Palestinian center: Occupation’s detention of 1,700 Gazan bodies is a continuation of enforced disappearance
The Palestinian Center for Missing and Forcibly Disappeared Persons said that the detention by Israeli occupation authorities of around 1,700 bodies of Palestinians from the Gaza Strip, as revealed by the Hebrew-language newspaper Haaretz, represents a systematic continuation of the crime of enforced disappearance and the use of the bodies of those killed as future bargaining chips.
The center explained that the information contained in the Israeli report reflects only a limited part of a much more complex reality surrounding the issue of missing and forcibly disappeared persons in the Gaza Strip, noting that the fate of large numbers of Palestinians has remained unknown since the beginning of the war.

8. 27 commercial and economic facilities demolished: Occupation redraws Jenin’s map in favor of settlements
In a new step reflecting the escalating Israeli targeting of the city of Jenin in the northern occupied West Bank and its means of sustaining life, occupation forces began demolishing 27 commercial and industrial facilities, amid fears that the operation could be part of a broader plan to alter the city’s character and take full control of its lands.
The demolition campaign in Jenin has not stopped. Rather, it has recently witnessed a notable and unprecedented acceleration affecting dozens of commercial and industrial facilities, alongside the issuance of stop-work and demolition notices, as well as land leveling and property confiscation, as part of an ongoing policy of restrictions targeting the city’s livelihoods and resilience.

9. #Video: Settlers surround a Palestinian family’s home in Nablus
#Watch… A surveillance camera documents dozens of settlers surrounding a Palestinian family’s home and attempting to break into it by tearing apart the wire fence surrounding it, in the town of Qusra, south of Nablus, in the occupied West Bank.
10. #Video: Israeli soldier prevents elderly man from reaching his home in Hebron
#Watch… Exhausted and leaning on his cane, an occupation soldier prevents an elderly Palestinian man from reaching his home in the Old City of Hebron, while occupation forces provide security for settlers entering the area.
European
11. Coalition of Jewish organizations announces adoption of BDS movement to sanction the occupation
Networks and human rights organizations representing Jewish communities around the world issued a joint statement announcing their full and public support for the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement against the Zionist entity.
The International Jewish Coalition, which includes umbrella networks such as “European Jews for Palestine” and “World Jews for Palestine,” along with the US-based organization “Jewish Voice for Peace,” called on governments and international institutions to implement concrete accountability measures.

12. New Zealand government faces lawsuit before Wellington High Court over alleged complicity with occupation
The New Zealand government is facing a landmark lawsuit before the Wellington High Court, filed by Palestinian activists Yasser Abdel Aal and Maher Nazzal, and physician Timothy T. Mooki, seeking to revoke licenses granted by the Ministry of Space to the US geospatial intelligence company “BlackSky,” which cooperates with the occupation army.
The lawsuit is based on direct harm and the ongoing war of extermination in the Gaza Strip. Plaintiff Abdel Aal lost more than 85 members of his extended family as a result of Zionist airstrikes, while his two sisters face forced displacement in tents lacking basic humanitarian necessities in the al-Mawasi area.

13. Venezuela resumes consular relations with Israeli occupation after 17 years of boycott
The Venezuelan government, led by Delcy Rodríguez, announced an agreement with the Zionist entity to reactivate consular services between the two countries, in a sharp ideological and geopolitical shift ending a 17-year diplomatic boycott.
The announcement represents a reversal of Venezuela’s historic 2009 decision to sever relations in protest against Israeli massacres in Gaza. The new administration in Caracas began moving closer to Washington, an ally of the occupation, following the arrest of President Nicolás Maduro last January.

14. Belgian team boycotts occupation representative at World Frisbee Championship in rejection of extermination
The Belgian “Frizz Bezz” ultimate frisbee team announced that it would boycott the team representing the Zionist entity and refuse to play against it in the World Club Championship, becoming the third international team to take such a position in solidarity with Palestine.
The Belgian stance came in support of previous steps taken by Irish teams participating in the championship, amid widespread calls for other clubs around the world to sign a petition demanding the occupation’s permanent exclusion from sporting competitions.

15. Zionist attack targets Naples hotel that announced its participation in “No Place for Genocide” campaign
The “Decumani di Charme” hotel in the Italian city of Naples was subjected to a coordinated online harassment campaign involving the flooding of its system with fake bookings and fabricated negative reviews, after an Israeli tourist canceled her reservation for summer 2026.
The attack came after the settler received an automated booking confirmation message containing a paragraph announcing the hotel’s support for the “No Place for Genocide” campaign and warmly welcoming Palestinians, refugees, and everyone who peacefully resists injustice.

16. Activists break into DB Schenker in Glasgow to disrupt occupation supply chain
A group of activists broke into the offices of shipping and logistics company “DB Schenker” in the Hillington area of Glasgow, Scotland, in the early hours of the morning, in response to the company’s involvement in supporting the Israeli occupation.
The protesters bypassed security measures before covering the building’s lobby and offices in red paint and writing messages on the walls demanding the expulsion of “Elbit Systems,” the largest arms manufacturer in the occupying entity.

17. Calls for Dublin’s Gibson Hotel to cancel hosting of occupation-linked “Check Point”
These popular and trade-union actions seek to reject providing a promotional platform to the company, which was founded by officers who put their expertise from the occupation army’s “Unit 8200” to use and which is directly involved in espionage and surveillance operations as part of the genocidal war.
The campaign seeks to disrupt attempts to normalize Israeli security companies commercially and academically in Ireland, particularly after the Westbury Dublin hotel and former player Brian O’Driscoll hosted the same company last year.

International
18. Activists break into UNICEF office in Washington to protest appointment of Israeli spy
Pro-Palestinian activists confronted the management of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) office in Washington, D.C., protesting the decision to appoint Yahav Leishner as head of the office, citing his record of involvement in intelligence activities on behalf of the Zionist entity.
The activists called for an immediate investigation and the initiation of legal accountability measures against the organization’s management, asserting that placing individuals aligned with the occupation in senior humanitarian positions constitutes direct complicity that exposes children around the world, particularly in Palestine, to further risks and helps conceal the ongoing war of extermination against them.

19. Yusuf Haddad punches former Republican candidate Dennis Vitousa in rejection of extermination
The confrontation erupted inside the studio of the “Digital Social Hour” podcast following a heated discussion about the genocidal war in the Gaza Strip, after Haddad appeared mocking and smiling while Israeli airstrikes targeting schools and displaced civilians were being discussed.
The fight and exchange of insults continued into the building’s outside parking lot, where videos documented Yusuf Haddad throwing Dennis Vitousa to the ground before the confrontation escalated into a physical altercation and direct blows, requiring those accompanying them to intervene and separate the two.

20. Lawsuit accuses Columbia University of discrimination against Palestinian students
Columbia University is facing a new lawsuit before the New York State Supreme Court, filed by a group of students and academics, accusing the administration of discrimination and systematic surveillance targeting pro-Palestinian student activities.
The lawsuit points to differences in the university’s treatment of various matters. Columbia agreed to pay $21 million in July 2025 to settle allegations related to the workplace environment and reached another settlement in February 2026 concerning the protection of students from antisemitism.

21. #Video: Japanese man continues protest since 2023 against the invasion
#Watch… In protest against the extermination in Gaza, a Japanese activist has continued since October 2023 to stand alone in the streets of Japan, carrying signs calling for an end to the war and the protection of human rights, while highlighting the suffering of Palestinians and victims of conflicts around the world.
22. Palestinians abroad warn of escalating occupation attacks in Jerusalem and Al-Aqsa Mosque
Helmi al-Balbisi, head of the Jerusalem Committee of the Popular Conference for Palestinians Abroad, warned of escalating Israeli occupation attacks in the city of Jerusalem and the Al-Aqsa Mosque, cautioning about their consequences for the city’s identity, the presence of its residents, and its holy sites.
In press statements, al-Balbisi stressed that the raids, arrests, expulsions, and demolitions taking place in Jerusalem constitute a dangerous escalation targeting the city’s identity, the presence of Jerusalemites, and their holy sites.

23. UN warnings of de facto annexation of West Bank amid record settlement expansion and settler violence
Senior United Nations officials issued a stark warning before the UN Security Council, stressing that the situation on the ground in the occupied West Bank has reached an unprecedented “dangerous turning point.”
UN reports indicated that the escalation of settler attacks and the accelerating pace of settlement expansion are pushing the region toward a state of “de facto annexation,” directly undermining prospects for establishing an independent Palestinian state and threatening the Palestinian Authority.

In a briefing delivered by UN Deputy Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Ramiz Alakbarov, alarming figures documenting the scale of violations were revealed: 76 Palestinians have been killed since the beginning of the current year, while more than 6,300 people have been subjected to forced displacement since 2023.