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:

De jure annexation is the formal, legal extension of a state's sovereignty over a territory through a formal declaration and act of law. The declaration also admits that the occupying belligerent refuses to act as the administrator. He's then called an illegal occupant under international law because annexation by force is prohibited. Some may also refer to the territory as being under illegal occupation, particularly when a formal declaration of annexation has not been made (= de facto annexation) but the intent to acquire the territory permanently is clear.

International law considers de jure annexation unlawful, as it violates the prohibition on the use of force and is often rooted in aggression. The prohibition against annexation is a peremptory norm (jus cogens), meaning it is a fundamental principle of international law that cannot be overridden. Consequently, any such annexation is legally void, and other states have a duty to not recognize the situation or provide aid to maintain it. 

• This documentation pertains to the period from October 2023 and later.
• Credit: photographers, videographers, reporters and journalists in the West Bank, news agencies and other sources.