A/HRC/37/43 Over the course of approximately an hour, the settlers stripped him naked and dragged him over a hillside. A shepherd found him two hours later, unconscious and bruised. Even though a complaint was filed, the investigation was soon closed by the police given that the perpetrators remained unidentified. E. Discriminatory law enforcement 22. Since the Abu Rajab house was occupied in the H2 area of Hebron on 25 July 2017, the area has witnessed an increase in settler presence and specific incidents of settler violence. According to monitoring by OHCHR, the week after the settlers took over the house, 12 Palestinians were injured by settlers. On 4 August 2017, OHCHR documented a group of settlers throwing stones at Palestinians along the road between Kiryat Arba settlement and the Abu Rajab house; two Palestinians sustained head injuries, and one had a broken hand. According to witnesses, Israeli Security Forces did not intervene to protect the two injured Palestinians, but arrested them, without first ensuring their access to medical assistance. The Palestinians were released an hour later, then transferred to a Palestinian ambulance. According to monitoring by OHCHR, on 9 September 2017, settlers attacked a 55-year-old Palestinian woman living in the Abu Rajab house while she was in the courtyard. Witnesses stated that settlers threw stones from the roof of the three-story building, hitting the woman twice on the head; she was subsequently hospitalized. Although the family filed a complaint with the police, as at November 2017, OHCHR was not aware of any developments in the case. 23. As the occupying Power, Israel has the obligation to uphold public order and safety in the Occupied Palestinian Territory and to protect the Palestinian population from all acts of violence.17 Israel also has the obligation to exercise due diligence to prevent, investigate, prosecute, punish and remedy any harm caused to Palestinians (A/HRC/34/38, paras.13, 36-37). It is common, however, for the Israeli Security Forces neither to prevent incidents nor to react to attacks occurring in their presence (A/72/564, paras. 20-22). Israel has also repeatedly failed in its obligation to do its utmost to investigate cases of settler violence and prosecute perpetrators. Settler violence impedes the enjoyment of numerous human rights by the Palestinian population affected (A/71/355, para. 50; A/HRC/34/38, para. 36). F. Impact of settlements on Palestinian communities at risk of forcible transfer 24. The publicly stated intention of the Government of Israel to relocate thousands of Palestinians residing in Area C remains a key concern, as well as a source of pressure contributing to a coercive environment (A/HRC/34/39, para. 44; A/72/564, paras. 36-57). Some 7,500 persons belonging to 46 Bedouin communities, mostly refugees, are at particular risk. According to the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, during the period under review, 488 Palestinian-owned structures were demolished, including 319 in Area C, in the West Bank, causing the displacement of 684 people (including 414 in Area C), including 383 children (236 children in Area C). 25. On 24 September 2017, the Israeli Civil Administration informed the community of Khan al Ahmar that it would be relocated by mid-2018. Around 140 Palestinians live in this severely underserviced village in the Jerusalem periphery and are at risk of forcible transfer. In September, the Minister of Defence of Israel warned that plans to demolish Susya, a Palestinian village located in Area C and the target of multiple demolitions in the past, were proceeding.18 17 18 6 Regulations respecting the Laws and Customs of War on Land (Hague Regulations), arts.43 and 46; Fourth Geneva Convention, art. 27. Yotam Berger, “After heavy diplomatic pressure, Israel moves to delay demolition of Palestinian village of Sussia”, Haaretz, 2 November 2017.