Legality of the Israeli occupation of Palestine

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In 2024, the International Court of Justice advised the United Nations General Assembly that Israel's occupation of the Palestinian territories was unlawful because of its violations of the prohibition on acquiring territory by force and the Palestinian people's right to self-determination. The occupation has continued since 1967 and is the longest military occupation in modern history. The Court's conclusion encompassed the West Bank, including Israeli-annexed East Jerusalem, as well as the blockaded Gaza Strip, which is still considered occupied under international law despite the 2005 Israeli disengagement. The Court also found that Israel's policies and practices in the occupied West Bank, including the construction and expansion of Israeli settlements, amounted to unlawful annexation. The legality of the occupation as a whole is a subject that has received much less attention than violations of international humanitarian law (IHL) and international human rights law (IHRL) that have...

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