International law dictates that military occupation is an inherently temporary situation, and its prolonged, indefinite duration raises significant legal concerns, potentially leading to its classification as unlawful. While no specific maximum time limit is universally defined, the core principles of international law, especially international humanitarian law (IHL) and the right to self-determination, treat a long-overdue occupation as a violation of fundamental norms.
A key principle is that the occupying power does not acquire sovereignty over the territory, but merely exercises temporary administrative control. The purpose is to act as a de facto administrator until control can be returned to the sovereign power, ideally as soon as possible, but that has never been the intention of the Israeli belligerent. However, the role the Israeli belligerent is resorting to is that of taking the sovereignty that the Palestinian Authority has over the West Bank.
Therefore, the acquisition of territory by force is strictly prohibited under the UN Charter and customary international law. A prolonged occupation that seeks to make permanent changes to the territory or effectively annex it (de jure or de facto) is a serious breach of international law.
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- Parent Category: OPPRESSION
- Category: Razzias (raids)
20251203 - Qabatiya, south of Jenin - Third consecutive day of Israeli razzias in the town
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- Parent Category: OPPRESSION
- Category: Razzias (raids)
20251203 - Qabatiya, south of Jenin - Third consecutive day of Israeli razzias in the town
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- Parent Category: Demolitions
- Category: Demolition of economic-related objects
20251203 - Beit Ulla, northwest of Hebron - Israeli occupation forces demolished a Palestinian-owned factory (2 photos)
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- Parent Category: Demolitions
- Category: Demolition of economic-related objects
20251203 - Beit Ulla, northwest of Hebron - Israeli occupation forces demolished a Palestinian-owned factory
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- Parent Category: OPPRESSION
- Category: Illegal laws
20251203 - Al-Salam, occupied Jerusalem - Palestinian family of Karshan forced to demolish 3 apartments under the illegal requirement that a Palestinian needs a permit. (4 photos)
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- Parent Category: ARMED ANNEXING BELLIGERENT
- Category: DESTRUCTION
20251203 - east of Yatta in southern Hebron - Israelis demolish the home of Palestinian Abdel-Mohsen Rashid in Khirbet al-Nabi
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- Parent Category: Demolitions
- Category: Demolition due to missing permit
20251203 - Al-Salam, occupied Jerusalem - Palestinian family of Karshan forced to demolish 3 apartments under the illegal requirement that a Palestinian needs a permit. (4 photos)
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- Parent Category: WAR CRIMES
- Category: Suspects
20251203 - Jenin refugee camp - Israeli war criminal Avichay Adraee, already a suspect in the participation of internal depopulation campaigns in Gaza, oversees the systematic destruction of the refugee camp (3 photos).jpg)
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- Parent Category: Demolitions
- Category: Demolition by order
20251203 - Al-Salam, occupied Jerusalem - Palestinian family of Karshan forced to demolish 3 apartments under the illegal requirement that a Palestinian needs a permit. (4 photos)