Overview

• The UN human rights office updated its database of companies linked to Israeli settlements in the West Bank, expanding it to 158 after adding 68 and removing seven.
• New entries include Heidelberg Materials, Steconfer and Ineco, while removals include Alstom, eDreams and Opodo.
• Officials said businesses should ensure their activities do not contribute to abuses and should provide or cooperate in remediation where harm is identified.
• The office assessed 215 firms in this round, prioritized sectors with direct physical links such as construction, real estate, mining and quarrying, and said hundreds more remain under review.
• Israel and the United States criticize the exercise as biased, while the UN stresses it is a transparency measure rather than a legal finding.