Report on Violence in Israel and Palestine

The report presented to you today focuses on killing and causing bodily harm and mental

harm by non-state actors.

These acts are committed against Palestinians by settlers in the occupied West Bank and

against Palestinians and Israelis by Hamas in Gaza and armed groups and others in the

West Bank.

While their origins and motivations differ, these groups operate within environments engineered

by Israel, including the continuing Israeli offensive in Gaza, despite the October 2025

ceasefire.

Hamas has exploited the vacuum resulting from the relentless Israeli attacks and the destruction

of Gaza, whereas violence by settlers is the direct result of Israeli policies that facilitate

and support their actions.

The government of Israel must immediately end the unlawful occupation of Palestinian

territory, cease all new settlement activities, and remove all settlers and settlements in

compliance with the advisory opinion of July 2024 of the International Court of Justice.

It must also take all possible preventive measures to protect Palestinians from settler

violence and ensure accountability.

Above all, Israel needs to remove all obstructions to fulfil exercise of Palestinian people's

right to self-determination.

The de facto authorities in Gaza, controlled largely by Hamas, must immediately stop all

extrajudicial punishments of civilians, including executions, torture, and mental, physical,

and sexual violence, and ensure accountability and reparation to the victims and their families.

The government of the State of Palestine must also fulfil its obligations and investigate

and prosecute crimes committed by armed groups in Gaza to the extent possible.