63. 在本报告所述期间，定居者暴力事件仍然居高不下，延续了自 2016 年以来的总体上升趋势。以色列在很大程度上未能履行其作为占领国的义务，即尽可能确保公共秩序，保障生命，保护巴勒斯坦人民免受一切暴力行为或威胁。在相同地点发生了大量事件，116表明许多暴力事件来自特定的定居者群体。虽然以色列当局近年来努力防止、调查和起诉特定的定居者暴力事件，但总体而言，有罪不罚的氛围继续普遍存在，原因是司法系统在追究定居者对巴勒斯坦人的暴力行为和对其财产的损害方面持续表现不力。
63. Settler violence remained high in the reporting period, continuing an overall upward trend since 2016. Israel largely failed to uphold its obligation as the occupying Power to ensure, as far as possible, public order and life and protect the Palestinian population against all acts or threats of violence. A large number of incidents occurred in the same locations,116 suggesting that much of the violence emanates from specific groups of settlers. While efforts have been made by the Israeli authorities in recent years to prevent, investigate and prosecute particular incidents of settler violence, overall, a climate of impunity continued to prevail owing to persisting deficiencies in the justice system to hold settlers accountable for violence against Palestinians and damage to their property.