This April 2026 report documents gender-based and sexualised violence perpetrated by Israeli settlers against Palestinians in Area C of the West Bank in contexts where Israeli forces were present and did not prevent or halt the violence, nor effectively investigate the abuses. These include cases of forced nudity, invasive body searches, indecent exposure – including to children – groping, stalking, threats of rape, and the use drones to film inside women’s bedrooms and capture footage of strip searches.

The report records sixteen cases of sexual violence. The incidences form part of a broader pattern of sexualised harassment, intimidation and humiliation, much of which remains underreported due to stigma, fear of reprisals, and the culture of impunity surrounding settler violence in general.

Taken together, the evidence shows how sexualised violence is used to pressure communities and create a coercive environment that contributes to the forced displacement of Palestinians from their land. 

Read the full report here.