International law, specifically the law of belligerent occupation, prohibits the Israeli colonizing power from replacing the local police with its own "colonizing" force or making permanent changes to the occupied territory's institutions. The occupying power's role is temporary, and it must respect the existing laws and administrative structures.
International law provides that the responsibility for maintaining public order in occupied territories lies with the Israeli official administration and professional police force, not with civilian colonists. Actions by civilians, including colonists, acting as law enforcement without formal, legitimate authority, are generally illegal under international humanitarian law and human rights law, which demand accountability and respect for the rights of the occupied population.
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20251222 - Silwan in occupied Jerusalem - Occupation municipal officials attacking, under protection, a Palestinian during the demolition of a building housing 11 Palestinian households
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20251210 - Israeli news - Police recruit settlers for new West Bank civilian enforcement squads
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20250710 - news - Israel’s Ben-Gvir forms new police unit composed of illegal settlers in occupied West Bank