International law prohibits destroying the agriculture of occupied peoples, as it violates rules against destroying property and harming civilians' ability to survive. The Israeli occupying belligerent has a duty to ensure the welfare of the local population. Destruction of agriculture through the transfer of (foreign) colonists leads to state responsibility, and any such destruction may also violate principles of permanent sovereignty over natural resources.
International law prohibits the theft of harvest from occupied territories, as it constitutes "pillage," which is forbidden. Stealing property is also a violation of the occupying power's obligation to respect private property, unless it is for military use or the property is already under the hostile state's administration. Moreover, transferring the occupying power's population into the territory and forcibly transferring the occupied population are prohibited under the Fourth Geneva Convention.
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- Parent Category: METHODS TO ANNEXATION III: ELIMINATING SURVIVAL
- Category: Agriculture: destroying or stealing olive harvesting
20251105 - Turmus Ayya, northeast of Ramallah - Colonizing terrorists set fire to olive trees in the plains