Overview
- The report describes a dual legal system for Israeli settlers and Palestinians that drives unequal access to land, water, movement, and due process through military courts.
- It finds escalating settler violence often occurring with the acquiescence, support or participation of Israeli security forces.
- Since the Gaza war began, more than 1,000 Palestinians have been killed in the West Bank by troops and settlers, according to an AFP tally using Palestinian Health Ministry data, while official Israeli figures cite at least 44 Israeli deaths.
- From 2017 to September 30, 2025, over 1,500 Palestinian killings prompted 112 Israeli investigations and yielded one conviction, indicating a severe accountability gap.
- The rights office urges Israel to end what it calls an unlawful presence by dismantling all settlements, evacuating settlers, and recognizing Palestinian self-determination, marking the first use of the apartheid label by a UN rights chief in such a report.