Belligerent occupation is the temporary, hostile control of one state's territory by another state's armed forces during an armed conflict, where the occupying power exercises "effective control" without the consent of the local sovereign, distinct from annexation and governed strictly by international humanitarian law (IHL) like the Hague Regulations and Geneva Conventions to protect civilians and regulate the occupant's responsibilities.
However, the use of the term "occupation" is overdue, as the situation has been a de facto annexation for years.
- The term "crimes" refers to acts unrelated to breaches of rules but to criminal acts and activities.
- Please take note that dates refer to the day when a video or photo was posted on the account of a social media user, where it was found
- There may be duplicates, as a video or photo may show elements that belong to more than one category.
- Credit: photographers, videographers, reporters, and journalists in the West Bank, news agencies, and other sources.
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- Parent Category: OPPRESSION
- Category: Apartheid
20250808 - news - Palestinians living in Israel and in the occupied West Bank are often left without basic protection from missile attacks
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- Parent Category: ARMED ANNEXING BELLIGERENT
- Category: Targeting culture & heritage
20250805 - Nablus - Israeli occupiers annexes Sabastia, which is a UNESCO heritage (2 photos with comment)
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- Parent Category: COLONISTS
- Category: Illegal occupation policing
20250710 - news - Israel’s Ben-Gvir forms new police unit composed of illegal settlers in occupied West Bank
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- Parent Category: OPPRESSION
- Category: Illegal colonial policing
20250710 - news - Israel’s Ben-Gvir forms new police unit composed of illegal settlers in occupied West Bank
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- Parent Category: DEMOGRAPHIC ALTERATION
- Category: IIlegal transfer of foreigners
20240704 - unknown place, West Bank - Foreign colonist from Los Angeles
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- Parent Category: Expulsion
- Category: internal expulsion
20240622 - unknown place, West Bank - Israeli occupiers refuse to stop unjustified expulsion of Palestinian (1).png
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20250417 - HRW - Israel Responsible for Rising Settler Violence in the West Bank
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- Parent Category: COLONISTS
- Category: Assistance in military colonization
20250417 - HRW - Israel Responsible for Rising Settler Violence in the West Bank
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- Parent Category: DEMOGRAPHIC ALTERATION
- Category: Forced displacement
20250226 - news - Israeli military displaces thousands in Nur Shams camp, deepening West Bank humanitarian crisis