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.
- Credit: photographers, videographers, reporters, and journalists in the West Bank, news agencies, and other sources.
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- Parent Category: WAR CRIMES
- Category: Vandalism
20251105 - Tubas, north of occupied West Bank - Israeli occupation forces ransacked a Palestinian home
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- Parent Category: WAR CRIMES
- Category: Abduction
20251105 - Al-Reiha, Ramallah - Israeli occupation forces detained a Palestinian and his son
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- Parent Category: WAR CRIMES
- Category: Terrorism by occupying forces
20251105 - Rummana, west of Jenin - Israeli occupation forces allegedly set fire to olive trees, reportedly by incendiary bombs
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- Parent Category: OPPRESSION
- Category: Razzias (raids)
20251105 - Qabatiya, south of Jenin - Israeli occupation soldiers intercepted a Palestinian girl to confiscate her mobile phone
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- Parent Category: OPPRESSION
- Category: Depriving the freedom of movement
20251105 - unknown place, occupied West Bank - Israeli occupation forces deliberately holding up Palestinian traffic
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- Parent Category: DEMOGRAPHIC ALTERATION
- Category: Recruitment: Aliyah
20251105 - New Jersey, US - Undercover filmmakers secretly filmed inside the Aliyah Fair earlier this year
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- Parent Category: Demolitions
- Category: Demolition due to missing permit
20251105 - Al-Bustan, Silwan - Israeli occupation authorities forced Jerusalemite Musa Badran to demolish his own home
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- Parent Category: Demolitions
- Category: Demolition by order
20251105 - Al-Bustan, Silwan - Israeli occupation authorities forced Jerusalemite Musa Badran to demolish his own home
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- Parent Category: WAR CRIMES
- Category: Vandalism
20251104 - Kafr Malek, northeast of Ramallah - Colonizing terrorists vandalized the shack of Palestinian farmer