Epal (European-Palestinian Media Center) Bulletin | Issue: 2564 | Date: Wednesday, September 23, 2026

1. Two killed and others injured in occupation bombing of Al-Tuffah neighborhood in Gaza City
Two civilians were killed and others were injured in an occupation bombing of Gaza City. Local sources reported that two fatalities and three injured people, including a child, arrived at Al-Shifa Hospital after occupation forces targeted a group of civilians near a café close to Masqat School in the Al-Tuffah neighborhood, northeast of Gaza City.
2. Scabies ravages the bodies of female prisoners in “Damon” amid harsh detention conditions
A Palestinian female prisoner revealed a deterioration in health and detention conditions inside “Damon” prison, confirming the continuation of repression and deprivation of the most basic human rights, amid the spread of “scabies” and the failure to provide affected prisoners with the necessary treatment.
3. Israeli military orders target 339 dunams in Jenin and Ramallah
The occupation authorities issued three new military orders targeting approximately 339 dunams of land belonging to residents in the Jenin and Ramallah and Al-Bireh governorates. The orders call for the removal of vegetation and the uprooting of olive trees and other trees under the pretext of “taking security measures,” according to the Commission for Colonization and Wall Resistance.
The Commission said the new orders, numbered 106/26, 107/26 and 102/26, affect land in Jenin, Qabatiya and Beit Rima, with differences in the mechanisms of implementation and the deadlines granted to landowners, ranging from immediate implementation under one order to a deadline of no more than 12 hours under another.

4. 400,000 people at risk of losing aid as warnings grow of a health-system collapse in Gaza
The humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip is heading toward further deterioration as international aid programs are increasingly scaled back and funding allocated to the humanitarian response declines. More than two million Palestinians are living under the weight of a worsening food, health and shelter crisis, raising fears that the funding shortfall could turn into a new wave of deprivation and hunger and disrupt essential services.
Ismail Al-Thawabta, director-general of Gaza’s Government Media Office, warned of the serious consequences of the major decline in international funding programs directed toward the Strip. He stressed that reductions in humanitarian aid threaten a real catastrophe and serious repercussions for the lives of residents amid extremely difficult humanitarian conditions.

5. West Bank on the brink of escalation: settlers attack towns as occupation expands raids and arrests
Israeli and settler attacks have intensified across the occupied West Bank, with settler attacks on Palestinian towns and property taking place alongside raids by occupation forces into cities, villages and refugee camps, accompanied by searches, arrests and gunfire.
Settler attacks also spread to areas of Ramallah, where hundreds of settlers attacked Palestinian towns, smashing vehicles and homes and seizing livestock. At the same time, occupation forces carried out raids and arrests in Tubas, Jenin, Nablus and Bethlehem, as the escalation appeared to be unfolding along multiple fronts across the West Bank.

6. Occupation issues new military order targeting the removal of trees from 99 dunams in Deir Nidham
The Israeli occupation authorities issued a new military order targeting the removal of wild vegetation and the uprooting of olive trees and other trees from approximately 99.79 dunams of land belonging to the village of Deir Nidham, northwest of Ramallah.
The Commission for Colonization and Wall Resistance said Military Order No. 103/26 targets Basins 3 and 4 in the “Wadi Al-Mahatta” area and calls for the removal of wild vegetation and the uprooting of olive trees located within the designated area.

7. Major settler attack in Silwad: homes and vehicles smashed and livestock seized
Settlers escalated their attacks on Palestinians and their property in the occupied West Bank in attacks targeting the towns of Al-Mazra’a Al-Sharqiya and Silwad, east of Ramallah. Homes and vehicles were damaged and dozens of livestock were seized, under the protection of occupation forces.
In Al-Mazra’a Al-Sharqiya, more than 200 settlers attacked the outskirts of the town under the protection of occupation soldiers and assaulted residents’ property. They smashed more than four vehicles and two homes before local residents confronted them and forced them to leave the area, according to the municipality of Al-Mazra’a Al-Sharqiya.

8. Katz threatens to evacuate Gaza City and displace around one million Palestinians if a soldier or settler is kidnapped
Israeli occupation Defense Minister Israel Katz threatened to completely evacuate Gaza City and transfer its residents to the southern part of the Strip if Hamas were to kidnap even one Israeli soldier or settler. The new threat, according to the report, reflects the occupation government’s determination to use forced displacement as a tool in its war against Palestinians.
Katz said during a memorial ceremony for those killed in the 1973 war that he was warning Hamas and its supporters against kidnapping any Israeli soldier or civilian. He added that the occupation would “completely evacuate Gaza City,” which he said is home to around one million Palestinians, and “move them to the south.”

European
9. Nine activists released in Britain after shutting down drone factory accused of supporting the occupation
British authorities released nine Palestinian-rights activists after they were arrested following the shutdown of the “UAV Engines” factory, owned by Israeli company “Elbit Systems,” in the Shenstone area.
The activists physically blocked the facility to prevent the production and export of engines, disrupting supply chains for drones used by the occupation army, in a direct action aimed, according to the report, at breaking complicity in the ongoing war described as genocidal against the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip.

10. Train drivers in Scotland threaten to boycott new train fleet
The Scottish train drivers’ union announced its categorical refusal to drive or operate any trains from the new fleet that the state-owned company “ScotRail” plans to purchase if the contract is awarded to the Basque company “CAF,” which is accused of supporting Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories.
The union sent a firm letter to Cabinet Secretary Stephen Flynn, confirming that it would activate a labor boycott of the contract to supply at least 69 new electric trains for the Glasgow, Fife and East Kilbride lines.

11. Israeli sports federation attacks Ireland manager for rejecting genocide in Gaza
The Israeli Football Association launched a fierce attack against Ireland’s head coach, Heimir Hallgrímsson, accusing him of political “stupidity, ignorance and hypocrisy.”
The Israeli reaction came in response to public comments by the Icelandic coach, who said that his team was playing “against genocide, not for it,” while revealing that his players were entirely uncomfortable with playing the two internationally scheduled matches.

12. More than 160 Irish athletes urge their national team to boycott match against Israel
An open letter launched by the Irish Sport for Palestine group urged players to refrain from taking part in the September 27 match in the Hungarian city of Debrecen and the October 4 match in the Serbian city of Bačka Topola.
The signatories, including Olympian Ciara Mageean and former football star Louise Quinn, held the Irish and European football governing bodies, including UEFA, responsible for what they described as legitimizing the occupation’s crimes.

13. “Hind Rajab” takes legal action against Israeli soldier vacationing in Italy
The Hind Rajab Foundation is pursuing criminal proceedings in Italian courts against Israeli army soldier Yonatan Shalekh, accusing him of war crimes, crimes against humanity and participation in the war described as genocidal in the Gaza Strip.
The Brussels-based foundation said the complaint was filed against the soldier while he was currently vacationing in Italy’s Tuscany region.

14. Protesters surround Irish national team’s hotel in Dublin over match against Israel
Pro-Palestinian protesters from the “Stop the Match” campaign surrounded the Castleknock Hotel in northern Dublin, where the national football team is staying, in opposition to its upcoming matches against the Israeli national team.
Outside the hotel, protesters held large banners reading “No to whitewashing Israel through sport” and “Don’t support the killing of children.” They called on players not to travel to the Hungarian city of Debrecen for the September 27 match and to boycott the return fixture in Bačka Topola, Serbia, on October 4.

15. #Video: Protests against company accused of supporting the Israeli occupation in Britain
#Watch… On the International Day of Peace, protesters shut down a factory belonging to “Elbit” in a British town, protesting against its production of engines used in Israeli drones.
International
16. Mamdani: Netanyahu is a war criminal and architect of genocide against Palestinians
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani described Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as a war criminal and the architect of a horrific genocide against the Palestinian people.
He made the remarks in an interview with the U.S. network CNN, which broadcast excerpts from it before Netanyahu’s trip to the United States to attend the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York.

17. Charges dropped against five Stanford University students who protested for Gaza
The California Attorney General’s Office announced that charges against five current and former Stanford University students had been dropped in connection with a protest they organized in 2024 in support of Palestine and in condemnation of Israel’s war in Gaza.
The charges were dropped in exchange for each student completing 100 hours of community service and paying approximately $52,000 in compensation to the university.

18. Protest outside Adidas store in Mexico over alleged whitewashing of the occupation
Pro-Palestinian activists threw red paint at the façade of an Adidas store on Presidente Masaryk Avenue in the upscale Polanco district of Mexico City, the Mexican capital.
The action was carried out to protest a promotional campaign for the “Single Shoe” service, which allows people with disabilities to purchase a single shoe. The company had selected former Israeli army soldier Shalev Biton as its advertising face after he underwent a leg amputation.

19. American singer Phoebe Bridgers calls for a “Free Palestine” at her Chicago concert
American singer-songwriter Phoebe Bridgers publicly and fully expressed her solidarity with Palestine, making strong statements condemning the international and political silence over what is happening.
The American artist addressed thousands of fans during her live concert in Chicago, saying: “Free Palestine… I don’t know why it’s so hard to say that!”

20. American player Aziz Al-Shaair continues to show solidarity with children in Gaza
Houston Texans linebacker Aziz Al-Shaair paid another tribute to victims of the Israeli assault on Gaza. During his team’s game against the Cincinnati Bengals, he wrote the name of eight-year-old Palestinian girl Wafaa Aqila on the black eye strips that players wear under their eyes.
Wafaa was killed along with her father, Yusuf, on September 6 after an Israeli airstrike targeted the car they were traveling in to buy school supplies, following her first day of school.

21. Foreign ministers of seven countries condemn settlement expansion and annexation of land
The foreign ministers of Egypt, Qatar, Jordan, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Türkiye and Indonesia condemned measures they described as illegal and aimed at consolidating the occupation’s control and the annexation of Palestinian territories, including the accelerated expansion of settlements.
In a joint statement, the ministers expressed deep concern over measures that undermine the historical and legal status quo of Islamic and Christian holy sites in Jerusalem.