International law considers the occupation of territory to be a temporary situation, not a permanent transfer of sovereignty. The occupying power is bound by international humanitarian law, such as the Geneva Conventions, which obligates them to ensure the well-being of the population and prohibits permanent changes to the territory, including annexation. International law also forbids annexation acquired through force, making such acts illegal.
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- Category: Annexation: colonies and outposts
20240719 - PDF - ICJ Summary of the Advisory Opinion
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- Category: De jure annexation
20240629
News
Illegal Israeli settlements expansion plans raise alarm across occupied West Bank
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- Category: De jure annexation
20240627 - news - Smotrich vows new settlement for every unilateral recognition of Palestine
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- Category: Annexation - outposts
20240524 - PDF - Illegal Israeli settlers set up new outposts in occupied West Bank
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- Category: De facto annexation
20240426
News
Illegal settlement expansion: Israeli government approves new projects in southern occupied Jerusalem
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- Category: Annexation: colonies
20240426
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Illegal settlement expansion: Israeli 'occupying' belligerent approves new projects
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- Category: Annexation: colonies
20240209 - news - Illegal settlement expansion: Israeli army says it is "necessary for security"
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- Category: De facto annexation
20240209
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Illegal settlement expansion_ Israeli army says it is necessary for security
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- Category: Annexation: colonies
20240104
Unmatched Surge in Settlement Activity in the West Bank Since the Onset of the Gaza War