A/HRC/43/67 Cases in which the Israeli security forces appeared to have used force against the protected population instead of protecting it are of utmost concern. 67. Settler violence continued to adversely affect Palestinian society, violating a range of rights. Such violence, coupled with settler cultivation of land, and the practices of Israeli security forces, may gradually prevent Palestinians from having access to their lands, which then risk becoming part of the unofficial expansion of settlement perimeters. 68. Palestinians in Area C, the H2 area of Hebron and East Jerusalem continue to be subjected to restrictive and discriminatory policies and practices, and to increased tension and violence due to the existence and growth of settlements. These policies and practices violate several rights and contribute to a coercive environment. Palestinians living in such an environment may have no practical choice but to leave their places of residence. Displacement and relocation to alternative residential areas as a result of a coercive environment could amount to forms of forcible transfer, contrary to the obligations of Israel under international humanitarian and human rights law. 69. The High Commissioner recalls Security Council resolution 497 (1981), in which the Council decided that the decision of Israel to impose its laws, jurisdiction and administration in the occupied Syrian Golan was null and void, and without international legal effect. 70. On the basis of the findings presented in the present and in previous reports, the High Commissioner recommends that the Israeli authorities: (a) Halt immediately and reverse all settlement development and related activities in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and in the occupied Syrian Golan, in compliance with relevant United Nations resolutions, including Security Council resolutions 497 (1981) and 2334 (2016); (b) Rescind all policies and practices contributing to the creation of a coercive environment and/or increasing the risk of forcible transfer; (c) Review planning laws and policies to ensure that they are compliant with the obligations of Israel under international human rights and international humanitarian law; (d) Refrain from implementing evictions and demolition orders on the basis of discriminatory and illegal planning policies and practices that may lead to forcible transfer, including of Bedouin and herder communities; (e) Take all steps necessary to protect the Palestinian population, including to prevent attacks by settlers, and to ensure accountability in cases of settler violence against Palestinians and their property; (f) End policies and practices within the occupied Syrian Golan that may lead to discrimination against protected persons. 15