Overview
- The commission, which published its report on June 9, 2026, concluded that Israeli authorities directly facilitated or covered up settler attacks in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem.
- The document says settler violence surged in 2025 with at least seven Palestinians killed and 832 wounded, a 130% rise in casualties from 2024.
- The inquiry also recorded 249 cases of executions and severe physical violence in Gaza in 2024–2025, finding forces affiliated with Hamas involved in at least 60 incidents including public executions.
- The commission assessed many incidents as potential violations of international humanitarian law and possible war crimes while noting that domestic investigations have rarely produced sanctions.
- Israel has rejected the report as inaccurate and said incidents are isolated and investigated, but the commission’s findings will go to the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva and could increase diplomatic pressure and feed future legal actions.