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.
- Please take note that dates refer to the day when a video or photo was published on the account of a social media user, where it was found.
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- Parent Category: WAR CRIMES
- Category: Vandalism
20251115 - Sinjil, north of Ramallah - Colonizing terrorists puncturing the tires of parked vehicles and smashing their windows
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- Parent Category: OPPRESSION
- Category: Razzias (raids)
20251115 - west of Jenin, occupied West Bank - Israeli occupation forces storm the town of al-Yamoun
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- Category: Razzias (raids)
20251115 - Jenin governorate, occupied West Bank - Israeli occupation military vehicles storm several towns
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- Category: Razzias (raids)
20251115 - north of Tubas, occupied West Bank - Israeli occupation forces storm the town of Aqaba
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- Parent Category: WAR CRIMES
- Category: Beating, torture, other prisoner rights abuses
20251115 - X-user reports a 14-year-old autistic Palestinian boy from Yafa (Jaffa) was raped and beaten in a Israeli concentration camp
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- Parent Category: WAR CRIMES
- Category: Injuring or killing of occupied civilians
20251115 - Old Askar refugee camp east of Nablus - 16-years old Hassan Sharkasi shot and killed by occupation forces
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- Parent Category: WAR CRIMES
- Category: Injuring or killing of occupied civilians
20251115 - Old Askar refugee camp east of Nablus - 16-years old Hassan Sharkasi shot and killed by occupation forces
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- Parent Category: WAR CRIMES
- Category: Injuring or killing of occupied civilians
20251115 - Old Askar refugee camp east of Nablus - 16-years old Hassan Sharkasi shot and killed by occupation forces
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- Category: Injuring or killing of occupied civilians
20251115 - Old Askar refugee camp east of Nablus - 16-years old Hassan Sharkasi shot and killed by occupation forces (3)