It said such violence has been used to advance state policy, including the unlawful occupation, displacement of Palestinians and the annexation of Palestinian territory.
The Commission documented cases of assaults, abductions and abuse of Palestinian children by illegal settlers.
In one incident on April 19 2025, a 12-year-old girl and her 3-year-old brother were abducted at knifepoint, dragged to an olive grove and tied to a tree with plastic restraints until their family intervened.
In July 2024, the International Court of Justice issued a non-binding advisory opinion that Israel’s occupation of Palestinian territories and its settlements there are illegal and should be withdrawn as soon as possible, in its strongest findings to date on the conflict.
The Commission also said settlers committed or threatened sexual violence to instil fear and harassed Palestinian women.
“The relentless, daily assaults by Israeli settlers against Palestinians are intolerable — and must end,” said the commission’s head, S. Muralidhar, an Indian former senior judge.
He urged the international community to pressure Israel to dismantle settlements and outposts and curb the violence.
Despite periodic condemnations and the dismantling of some unauthorised outposts, Israeli authorities have not taken sustained measures to stop the attacks, the report said.
A previous report by the Commission found that Israel had committed genocide during its military offensive in Gaza, and that senior Israeli officials, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, had incited these acts.
Related
