Overview
- A coalition of humanitarian groups reports that sexualised abuse by Israeli settlers and soldiers is pressuring Palestinians to leave parts of the occupied West Bank.
- Researchers interviewed 83 people in 10 Area C communities, a zone under full Israeli control, and logged at least 16 cases of conflict-related sexual violence.
- Accounts describe sexual assault, forced stripping, invasive searches, threats of rape, public humiliation and the sharing of photos of victims.
- More than 70 percent of displaced families cited threats to women and children as decisive, leading to school dropouts, lost jobs and early marriage as protective steps.
- The report says soldiers at some scenes failed to stop attacks or investigate, and rights groups highlight the army’s recent reinstatement of five soldiers in a separate Sde Teiman case as a sign of impunity.