The UN Human Rights Council (OHCHR) has released a long-anticipated list of companies that operate in illegal Israeli settlements.

More than 100 companies are listed in the document, including 18 international companies, who are working in settlements across the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem.

International companies placed in the document include Airbnb, Booking.com, Expedia, JCB, Opodo, TripAdvisor and Motorola Solutions.

Michelle Bachelet, the UN high commissioner for human rights, said the list was conducted "after an extensive and meticulous review process".

“I am conscious this issue has been and will continue to be, highly contentious,” Bachelet said in a statement.

“However, after an extensive and meticulous review process, we are satisfied this fact-based report reflects the serious consideration that has been given to this unprecedented and highly complex mandate, and that it responds appropriately to the Human Rights Council’s request contained in resolution 31/36.”

Companies linked to illegal Israeli settlements by the UN + Show - Hide Business enterprise State concerned 1 Afikim Public Transportation Ltd. Israel 2 Airbnb Inc. United States 3 American Israeli Gas Corporation Ltd. Israel 4 Amir Marketing and Investments in Agriculture Ltd. Israel 5 Amos Hadar Properties and Investments Ltd. Israel 6 Angel Bakeries Israel 7 Archivists Ltd. Israel 8 Ariel Properties Group Israel 9 Ashtrom Industries Ltd. Israel 10 Ashtrom Properties Ltd. Israel 11 Avgol Industries 1953 Ltd. Israel 12 Bank Hapoalim B.M. Israel 13 Bank Leumi Le-Israel B.M. Israel 14 Bank of Jerusalem Ltd. Israel 15 Beit Haarchiv Ltd. Israel 16 Bezeq, the Israel Telecommunication Corp Ltd. Israel 17 Booking.com B.V. Netherlands 18 C Mer Industries Ltd. Israel 19 Café Café Israel Ltd. Israel 20 Caliber 3 Israel 21 Cellcom Israel Ltd. Israel 22 Cherriessa Ltd. Israel 23 Chish Nofei Israel Ltd. Israel 24 Citadis Israel Ltd. Israel 25 Comasco Ltd. Israel 26 Darban Investments Ltd. Israel 27 Delek Group Ltd. Israel 28 Delta Israel Israel 29 Dor Alon Energy in Israel 1988 Ltd. Israel 30 Egis Rail France 31 Egged, Israel Transportation Cooperative Society Ltd. Israel 32 Energix Renewable Energies Ltd. Israel 33 EPR Systems Ltd. Israel 34 Extal Ltd. Israel 35 Expedia Group Inc. United States 36 Field Produce Ltd. Israel 37 Field Produce Marketing Ltd. Israel 38 First International Bank of Israel Ltd. Israel 39 Galshan Shvakim Ltd. Israel 40 General Mills Israel Ltd. Israel 41 Hadiklaim Israel Date Growers Cooperative Ltd. Israel 42 Hot Mobile Ltd. Israel 43 Hot Telecommunications Systems Ltd. Israel 44 Industrial Buildings Corporation Ltd. Israel 45 Israel Discount Bank Ltd. Israel 46 Israel Railways Corporation Ltd. Israel 47 Italek Ltd. Israel 48 JC Bamford Excavators Ltd. United Kingdom 49 Jerusalem Economy Ltd. Israel 50 Kavim Public Transportation Ltd. Israel 51 Lipski Installation and Sanitation Ltd. Israel 52 Matrix IT Ltd. Israel 53 Mayer Davidov Garages Ltd. Israel 54 Mekorot Water Company Ltd. Israel 55 Mercantile Discount Bank Ltd. Israel 56 Merkavim Transportation Technologies Ltd. Israel 57 Mizrahi Tefahot Bank Ltd. Israel 58 Modi'in Ezrachi Group Ltd. Israel 59 Mordechai Aviv Taasiot Beniyah 1973 Ltd. Israel 60 Motorola Solutions Israel Ltd. Israel 61 Municipal Bank Ltd. Israel 62 Naaman Group Ltd. Israel 63 Nof Yam Security Ltd. Israel 64 Ofertex Industries 1997 Ltd. Israel 65 Opodo Ltd. United Kingdom 66 Bank Otsar Ha-Hayal Ltd. Israel 67 Partner Communications Company Ltd. Israel 68 Paz Oil Company Ltd. Israel 69 Pelegas Ltd. Israel 70 Pelephone Communications Ltd. Israel 71 Proffimat S.R. Ltd. Israel 72 Rami Levy Chain Stores Hashikma Marketing 2006 Ltd. Israel 73 Rami Levy Hashikma Marketing Communication Ltd. Israel 74 Re/Max Israel Israel 75 Shalgal Food Ltd. Israel 76 Shapir Engineering and Industry Ltd. Israel 77 Shufersal Ltd. Israel 78 Sonol Israel Ltd. Israel 79 Superbus Ltd. Israel 80 Supergum Industries 1969 Ltd. Israel 81 Tahal Group International B.V. Netherlands 82 TripAdvisor Inc. United States 83 Twitoplast Ltd. Israel 84 Unikowsky Maoz Ltd. Israel 85 YES Israel 86 Zakai Agricultural Know-how and inputs Ltd. Israel 87 ZF Development and Construction Israel 88 ZMH Hammermand Ltd. Israel 89 Zorganika Ltd. Israel 90 Zriha Hlavin Industries Ltd. Israel 91 Alon Blue Square Israel Ltd. Israel 92 Alstom S.A. France 93 Altice Europe N.V. Netherlands 94 Amnon Mesilot Ltd. Israel 95 Ashtrom Group Ltd. Israel 96 Booking Holdings Inc. United States 97 Brand Industries Ltd. Israel 98 Delta Galil Industries Ltd. Israel 99 eDreams ODIGEO S.A. Luxembourg 100 Egis S.A. France 101 Electra Ltd. Israel 102 Export Investment Company Ltd. Israel 103 General Mills Inc. United States 104 Hadar Group Israel 105 Hamat Group Ltd. Israel 106 Indorama Ventures P.C.L. Thailand 107 Kardan N.V. Netherlands 108 Mayer's Cars and Trucks Co. Ltd. Israel 109 Motorola Solutions Inc. United States 110 Natoon Group Israel 111 Villar International Ltd. Israel 112 Greenkote P.L.C. United Kingdom

The report also noted that 60 companies had been taken off a previous list compiled by the OHCHR.

The list came after the Human Rights Council passed resolution 31/36 in 2016 and requested information on companies "involved in certain specified activities related to the Israeli settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory".

Former UN High Commissioner Zeid Raad al-Hussein also confirmed that the companies listed came from information that was publicly available and from a variety of sources.

Companies listed, according to the rights council, have facilitated the construction of settlements, supplied surveillance equipment for them, or provided security services to enterprises operating there.

'The database marks critical progress in the global effort to ensure businesses end complicity in rights abuse and respect international law' - Bruno Stagno, HRW

Israeli settlements in land conquered by Israel in the 1967 Middle East war are deemed illegal under international law.

Other categories mentioned in the report include supplying equipment for demolition of housing and partaking in practices that "disadvantage" Palestinian businesses via the use of restrictions to movement.

Commenting on the release of the list, the Palestinian-led Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions movement, said the UN was "significant" but "incomplete".

"The database is incomplete. All companies that are complicit in Israel's apartheid regime and its grave violations of Palestinian rights under international law must be added to ensure accountability," BDS said in a statement.

Bruno Stagno, deputy executive director for advocacy at Human Rights Watch, said it should put all companies intending to work in Israeli settlements "on notice".

“The long-awaited release of the UN settlement business database should put all companies on notice: to do business with illegal settlements is to aid in the commission of war crimes," Stagno said in a statement.

"The database marks critical progress in the global effort to ensure businesses end complicity in rights abuse and respect international law. The UN’s top rights body should ensure that the database is regularly updated to assist companies in complying with their international legal obligations.”

Last year, several rights groups criticised the "unexplained" and "open-ended" delay in the release of the UN database. No reason, however, was given by the rights council for the continued delay behind the blacklist's release.