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Annexation. Annexation, [1] in international law, is the forcible acquisition and assertion of legal title over one state's territory by another state, usually following military occupation of the territory. [2] In current international law, it is generally held to be an illegal act. [3]
According to international law, annexation is not an acceptable motive for the use of force in international law, nor is it legal to acquire territory through the use of force. [31] An occupation maintained for the purpose of territorial aggrandizement is no different from an explicit annexation according to international law—both are illegal ...
The proposed Israeli annexation of the West Bank, or parts thereof, has been considered by Israeli politicians since the area was captured and occupied by Israel during the 1967 Six-Day War. East Jerusalem was the first part of the West Bank to be annexed; it was de facto annexed following its occupation by Israel in 1967, and de jure annexed ...
Not to be confused with Legality of the Israeli occupation of Palestine. Israeli settlements in the Israeli-occupied Palestinian territories of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, as well as in the Syrian Golan Heights, are illegal under international law. These settlements are in violation of Article 49 of the Fourth Geneva Convention, and in breach of international declarations. In a 2024 ...
Israel has vowed to quickly annex large parts of the occupied West Bank after getting a green light from President Donald Trump, whose newly unveiled Mideast initiative heavily favors Israel and ...
Israel has expressly avoided using the term "annexation" to describe the change of status. However, the UN Security Council has rejected the de facto annexation in UNSC Resolution 497, which declared it as "null and void and without international legal effect", [38] and consequently continuing to regard the Golan Heights as Israeli-occupied ...
The international community overwhelmingly considers the settlements to be illegal. Israel’s annexation of east Jerusalem, home to the city’s most sensitive holy sites, is not internationally ...
It condemned the "illegal so-called referendums" and the "attempted illegal annexation" and demanded that Russia immediately reverse its decisions and withdraw its forces from Ukraine. [69] [70] Only North Korea and Syria have recognized the Russian annexation of four partially occupied regions of Ukraine. [71] [72]