UN Women Technical Report: International Legal Accountability Report- Palestinian Women Living under occupation

The cumulative impact of the Israeli occupation of Palestinian territory since 1967,

including the illegal annexation of East Jerusalem and blockade of the Gaza Strip since

2007, on the Palestinian people has been unrelenting and severe. Numerous reports by

United Nations agencies and human rights organizations have extensively documented

the abuses and long-term effects of the occupation on individual and communal life.

While occupation policies and practices are appropriately presented as challenging

collective Palestinian rights, the gendered impacts thereof have not been fully captured.

Most international reviews and inquiries have primarily focused on the violations

Palestinian women face in the private sphere, with little emphasis on the effects of

the enduring political strife, the routine violence and multiple deprivations that burden

women and girls.