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sexual assault to force Palestinians out of West Bank, report says Israeli soldiers and settlers are using gendered violence
Bank Protection Consortium detailed at least 16 cases of conflict-related sexual violence attributed to Israeli settlers and soldiers, according to the report: Sexual Violence And Forcible Transfer In The West
West Bank. Photograph: Mohammad Nazal/Middle East Images/AFP/Getty Images Israeli soldiers and [settlers are using gendered violence](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/21/israeli-soldiers-using-sexual-assault-to-force-palestinians-out-of-west-bank-report-says) and sexual
Sexual violence and deliberate harassment have become increasingly common in the occupied West Bank, perpetrated by Israeli soldiers
Israeli soldiers have used sexual abuse to force Palestinians out of their homes in the occupied West Bank. “Sexualised violence
Violence found that Israel had closed down or left unresolved 88% of cases of alleged misconduct in Gaza and the West Bank. In a recent case, charges were dropped against soldiers accused of sexually abusing
soldiers accountable for well-documented abuses in Gaza, the occupied West Bank and Lebanon, including [sexual violence](/news/2026/3/12/israel-drops-charges-on-soldiers-who-allegedly-raped-palestinian-detainee). Netanyahu, who has been evading an [arrest warrant](/news/2024/11/21/icc-issues-arrest-warrant-for-israeli-pm-netanyahu-for-war-crimes-in-gaza) by the International Criminal Court (ICC) over
West Bank, a settler torched a Palestinian home and car. “Mazel tov” — Hebrew for “congratulations” — was spray-painted across the walls in apparent mockery of Eid holidays. Israeli soldiers also fired tear gas at [families
Violence said it had found that Israel had closed down or left unresolved 88% of cases of alleged misconduct in Gaza and the West Bank. In a recent case, charges were dropped against soldiers accused
West Bank and Jerusalem, all spoke of sexual violence, including rape, sexual torture, humiliation or degradation, Khraim said from the Hague in the Netherlands. “It’s systematic. It’s not isolated incidents
violence. Job from northern Gaza says he was gang-raped and filmed by Israeli soldiers. He describes a female soldier using a strap-on device while others clapped. Shereen, whose identity is concealed for safety
West Bank. Attempts by international bodies, including the UN’s bid to investigate the allegations of sexual abuse in January 2025, were actively blocked by Israel. Specific abuses – from forced nudity and threats of rape
soldiers and settlers were using sexual assault as a tool to force Palestinians out of their homes in the occupied West Bank. Allegations of sexual assault of detainees in Israeli detention have also been documented
sexual assault](/news/2026/5/22/gaza-flotilla-activists-allege-abuse-sexual-assault-in-israeli-detention) during detention – triggered the most significant [international diplomatic backlash](/news/2026/5/21/how-ben-gvirs-flotilla-video-shattered-israels-multimillion-hasbara) against Israel in recent weeks. France banned Ben-Gvir from entering its territory, while more than a dozen governments, including Italy, Canada
soldiers’. My daughter was syringed with an unknown substance. Other people had guns inserted inside them. “Neve O’Connor, another one of these brave humanitarians, has said she was abused, physically beaten and sexually humiliated
sexual abuse had become part of Israel’s “standard operating procedures”. Israeli soldiers and officers have also targeted foreign nationals. Activists, journalists, aid workers, medics and humanitarian personnel have routinely been killed, attacked or abused