# Israeli settlers are subjecting Palestinians to sexualised violence and other forms of gender-based abuse across the West Bank. This is according to a new report by the West Bank Protection Consortium titled, “Sexual violence and forcible transfer in the West Bank”. At least 16 cases of conflict-related sexual violence attributed to Israeli settlers and soldiers were recorded. These cases form part of a broader pattern of sexualised harassment, intimidation and humiliation, much of which remains underreported. West Bank Protection Consortium’s Allegra Pacheco says the lack of accountability entrenches the coercive environment.
Israeli soldiers are using sexualised violence to force Palestinians out of the West Bank