Overview

• OHCHR assessed 215 enterprises in this update, added 68 and removed seven, and said hundreds more submissions remain under review.
• The 158 firms span 11 countries and are mostly Israeli, with new listings including Heidelberg Materials, Steconfer and Ineco and removals such as Alstom, eDreams and Opodo.
• Travel brands including Expedia, Booking and Airbnb remain on the list, which targets activities like construction, heavy equipment, security, finance and travel services in West Bank settlements.
• Israel’s diplomatic mission in Geneva “categorically rejected” the publication, and companies were notified of their listing and given a right of reply, with several disputing inclusion.
• UN human rights chief Volker Türk stressed businesses must avoid contributing to abuses in territories widely deemed unlawfully settled by many states and the ICJ as scrutiny intensifies.