The Israeli leadership, including members of its organization structure and members of affiliating and or assisting entities, are a war belligerent in Gaza, and 'occupying' belligerent in the West Bank since 1967, as they never lifted the declaration of war announced by the then-prime minister Levy Eshkol. Therefore, the following:
We do not view the Israelis and foreigners in the West Bank as "settlers."
We consider someone a settler when the person leaves his or her native country to build a new life elsewhere peacefully, so without having the desire nor intention to take possession of the land and or the properties on the land the person doesn't own. A colonist is someone who leaves his or her native country with the desire and or intention to take possession of the land and properties first, then start to build a new life.
International law considers the establishment of settlements in occupied territory to be illegal. This is because it violates the prohibition on an occupying power transferring its own population into the territory it occupies, as stated in Article 49(6) of the Fourth Geneva Convention. Additionally, settlements are seen as illegal because they are often built on confiscated land, which is prohibited by the Hague Regulations, and are considered a permanent change to the occupied territory.
A group or configuration of Israeli-built structures is not "settlements" but colonies, as their existence is by force.
This documentation pertains to the period from October 2023 and later.
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Israeli settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory
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The distribution of illegal colonies