In the last few years, despite such prohibition, Israeli officials have announced their plans and intention to annex the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt) in whole or part. In a recent statement, on 11 November 2024, Israel’s Finance Minister Smotrich announced a plan to impose Israel’s sovereignty to and annex the occupied West Bank in 2025. He also confirmed that the groundwork is already being put into place (see here and here). His plans also include annexation of the Gaza Strip, where the Israeli regime is conducting mass forcible transfer of Palestinians and building military bases (see here and here). The announcement of the US President to forcibly transfer Gaza’s population of over two million to Jordan and Egypt and take over the Strip, which was embraced by the Israeli far-right government (see here and here), emboldens Israel’s long-visioned plan to freely annex the occupied Palestinian territory. It has, in fact, encouraged further Israeli settlements expansion and land confiscation in the West Bank (see here and here).
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Israel’s Use of Force Against Syria and the Right of Self-Defense
On December 8, the rebel group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), augmented by other rebel forces, successfully overthrew the Syrian government of Bashar al-Assad following more than five decades of rule by his family. As Assad’s regime fell, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) began a bombing campaign involving hundreds of air strikes in Syria against missiles, air…
Is There Anything New Under the Sun After All? ICC Arrest Warrants at the Crossroads of PIL and EU Law
ICC and Hungary – Do We Know Each Other? It is widely known that all EU member states are parties to the Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC). The European Union and its member states have been among the institution's most significant proponents since its creation. Among other things, the EU and…
The interplay between Articles 27 and 98 of the Rome Statute: A familiar friend makes a new appearance in the arrest warrants against Netanyahu and Gallant
The issuance of the arrest warrants against Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defence Minister Yoav Gallant by the Pre-Trial Chamber (“PTC”) of the International Criminal Court (“ICC”) on 21 November 2024 has again given rise to a situation where the applicability and functionality of Articles 27(2) and 98(1) of the Rome Statute demands renewed scrutiny. As…
Is the detention by an occupying power of fighters in a NIAC governed by GC IV?
Since the outbreak of the hostilities on 7 October 2023, Israel has detained thousands of Palestinians from Gaza. 1,627 are being held by the Israel Prison Service (IPS) as of 6 November 2024, according to information obtained by HaMoked, while thousands more are estimated to be detained by the Israeli military.