Overview
- The OHCHR report says Israeli authorities apply separate legal systems to settlers and Palestinians, producing unequal access to movement, land and water, and due‑process protections.
- Investigators conclude there are reasonable grounds to view the separation and domination as intended to be permanent, which they say breaches international anti‑racism law prohibiting racial segregation and apartheid.
- Since October 7, 2023, the report documents expanded use of unlawful force, arbitrary detention and torture, tighter movement limits, and greater repression of civil society and media in the West Bank.
- The report cites escalating settler violence, often occurring with the acquiescence, support or participation of Israeli security forces.
- OHCHR highlights pervasive impunity, noting over 1,500 Palestinian deaths since 2017 led to 112 investigations and one conviction, and it flags accelerated settlement growth, including cabinet approval of 19 new outposts in December 2025.