A/HRC/28/80 posed no lethal threat to the Israeli security officers when they were shot, although some of them reportedly attempted to approach the shore when they saw Israeli security forces ships in the area. 18. B’tselem, an Israeli non-governmental organization, informed OHCHR that, since the adoption of the policy of automatically opening of investigations regarding Palestinian fatalities involving Israeli security forces in incidents outside of “combat activity”, there had only been two indictments and one conviction out of 36 investigations launched. With regard to the access restricted areas, OHCHR was informed by the Legal Centre for Arab Minority Rights in Israel (Adalah) that one investigation into an incident involving the use of excessive force by Israeli security forces. Both the High Commissioner and the Secretary-General have highlighted the imperative need to ensure accountability for incidents involving excessive use of force (see A/HRC/24/30 and A/69/347). In that connection, the High Commissioner takes note of the indictment of a border police officer allegedly involved in one of the killings at Beituniya on 15 May 2014. No one has yet been indicted in relation to the other killing on the same day. Settlements and settler violence11 3. 19. During the period under review, Israeli settlements continued to expand in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem. For instance, in April and August 2014, more than 1,000 acres of land located nearby Bethlehem were declared State land (see A/HRC/28/44). Once land is declared as such, it is often allocated for settlements (see A/69/348, para. 20 and A/HRC/28/44, chap. IV). 20. Israeli settlements and settler violence continue to be a root cause of many violations of the Palestinians’ human rights. The well-documented failure of Israel to address settler violence against Palestinians, either by protecting vulnerable communities or through ensuring accountability for violence committed by settlers, has led to repeated violations (see A/HRC/28/44, chap. V). According to one Israeli non-governmental organization, between 2005 and 2014, 91.4 per cent of the complaints it monitored were closed without an indictment.12 4. Demolitions and forcible transfer 21. The High Commissioner has expressed concern on several occasions regarding forced evictions and demolitions in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem (A/HRC/25/40, paras. 17-22). According to the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs in the Occupied Palestinian Territory during the period under review, 620 Palestinian structures were demolished, of which 244 were residential. A total of 1,246 people were consequently displaced, including 699 children. 22. In most cases, demolitions were carried out under the Israeli planning regime, which unlawfully discriminates against Palestinians (A/HRC/25/38, paras. 19-20). The implementation of demolition orders under such a regime violates the State’s obligations to respect the right to adequate housing, including the security of tenure and freedom from arbitrary or unlawful interference with privacy, family and home (see A/HRC/25/40, para. 20). 23. In addition, thousands of Palestinian Bedouins and herders living in Area C of the Central West Bank continued to be at risk of forcible transfer owing to a plan advanced by 11 12 6 See also A/HRC/28/44. Yesh Din, Law Enforcement on Israeli Civilians in the West Bank, Data Sheet, November 2014. See also A/HRC/28/44, chap. V.