A consortium of human rights organizations documented that Israeli soldiers and settlers have used sexual assault, forced nudity, and harassment against Palestinian women, men, and children in the West Bank since 2023 to drive displacement. The study recorded 16 cases but notes this is likely under-reported due to stigma; over two-thirds of surveyed households cited rising sexual violence against women and girls as the critical decision point to leave their homes. The violence has also pushed girls to drop out of school and led families to arrange early marriages for teenage daughters as a protective measure. The Guardian sourced the findings directly from the West Bank Protection Consortium report and interviews with advocacy groups like the Women's Centre for Legal Aid and Counselling, making this well-documented reporting—though the headline's framing of sexual assault as a deliberate forced-displacement tactic, while supported by the report's language, emphasizes intent and coordination in a way that goes slightly beyond what the individual case documentation explicitly proves.