A/HRC/28/44 Between 1 November 2013 and 27 October 2014, 207 Palestinians were recorded as injured in settler-related incidents, including 88 by settlers themselves and 119 by Israeli security forces. According to information received from OHCHR, five Palestinian fatalities were recorded in settler-related incidents, including three killed by Israeli security forces and two by Israeli settlers. During the same period, six Israelis were reportedly killed and 62 injured by Palestinians in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem (see also paras. 52-53 below). 41. In this context, Israel has repeatedly failed to prevent or halt attacks on Palestinians as it is obliged to do under international law. 65 This failure is underpinned by a longstanding lack of accountability in cases involving settlers, whether in relation to physical assaults or attacks on Palestinian property (see table below). As stated in previous reports, Israel has an obligation to bring perpetrators to justice under international human rights law (A/HRC/25/38, para. 38 and A/68/513, paras. 42-52), as a key component of ensuring protection, justice for victims and non-repetition of similar incidents. Impact of settler violence: 2009-2014 (January to September) 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 Incidents resulting in casualties 37 55 105 71 79 88 Injuries caused by settlers 106 76 144 115 121 142 Injured caused by Israeli security forces 49 204 95 42 172 79 Incidents resulting in property damage 69 145 232 183 240 166 Trees/saplings destroyed or damaged 2 075 3 910 8 033 6 565 8 615 7 342 Source: Protection Cluster in the occupied Palestinian Territory (October 2014) B. Cases of settler violence 42. Incidents of settler violence against Palestinians and their property continued throughout the West Bank, including East Jerusalem. The kidnapping and murder of three Israeli teenagers, Naftali Fraenkel, Gilad Shaer and Eyal Yifrah, near Hebron in June 2014 sparked a wave of racist attacks by Israelis, including settlers, on Palestinians, particularly in East and West Jerusalem but also across the West Bank. This culminated in the abduction and murder by Israelis, including one settler, of Palestinian teenager Mohammad Abu Khdeir from East Jerusalem, which in turn sparked violence by Palestinians against Israelis (see A/HRC/28/80/Add.1). 43. Such cases recorded in Jerusalem included physical attacks, “price tag” hits (see A/HRC/25/38, para. 47) and damage to property. The attacks were perpetrated by both settlers and other Israelis, but were all part of an increase in attacks in Jerusalem during the period under review. In one case monitored by OHCHR, on 10 February 2014, several cars 65 Israel has a positive obligation to protect Palestinians from settler violence and, as the occupying Power, also the obligation to maintain public order and safety in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including by providing Palestinians with all the guarantees accorded to protected persons under international humanitarian law. Fourth Geneva Convention, in particular, arts. 4 and 27; CCPR/C/21/Rev.1/Add.13, para.8, and Hague Regulations, art. 43. 13

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