International Lawyer (PIL, LoAC). All views my own unless expressly stated otherwise.
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1/3 On 28 December 2022, #Israel’s 37th Government was formed on the basis of a policy platform (enshrined as law), declaring that “the Jewish people has an inalienable right to the land of Israel. Following from the belief, the Prime Minister will formulate and promote a policy to apply sovereignty to Judea and Samaria, identifying the timing of which, according to Israeli national and international interests.”
1/6 In the context of international law, uti possidetis initially described the situation on the ground after an armed conflict, and the right to territory acquired through conflict. This notion of uti possidetis is no longer admissible since the established peremptory norm on aggression precludes the use of force for any acquisition of territory. Nevertheless, Israel knowingly bases itself on antiquated law.
1/4 The @UN International Law Commission codified in 2022 the peremptory norms of international law (jus cogens), from which no derogation is permitted, to include the prohibition of aggression and genocide, the basic rules of IHL, and the right of self-determination of peoples. The 'GREAT' aims to systemically breach these sacrosanct norms.
2/3 Come September 9, Chikli - according to his recent admission - will exclude independent and impartial humanitarian organizations from providing aid to Palestinians in dire need in the West Bank and #Gaza. Those who are allowed to stay and deliver would do so under condition of subservience to Israel's whims and illicit acts of forcible transfer, deportation and annexation. These are the "security, laws, and foreign policy" considerations espoused by Chikli.
2/3 Debellatio was a legal construct during a period when States were free to wage war for territorial gain. However, in contemporary international law, that would be an act of aggression. 
1/3 On 13 October 2023, the Ministry of Intelligence circulated a white paper, calling for the forcible transfer of the civilian population to Rafah, leading to mass deportation to tent cities in northern Sinai, their eventual resettlement there, and the fortification of the Gaza-Egypt frontier, so they may not return.
2/5 The proposed amendment, under debate, seeks to ensure that all States Parties are equally subject to the Court’s jurisdiction over aggression, allowing the Court to exercise its jurisdiction over the crime of aggression even when committed by nationals of a State that is not a party to the Statute or when committed on its territory and established a jurisdictional framework that applies uniformly to all core crime.
Together with a copy of the @DonaldTrump nomination letter handed over by @netanyahu is a petition from his party, @Likud_Party, to seek endorsement of the October 23' Ministry of Intelligence plan (at the time, headed by Gila Gamliel) for mass deportation from #Gaza. 
It is all an attempt to obfuscate the intentional use of starvation of civilians as a method of warfare and territorial conquest. A distraction from the grave breaches and serious violations of interntional law. A ruse leading to the death of thousands.
1/3 Article 218 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU, the founding treaty of the EU, signed in 1957 and revised in 2007) regulates agreements between the Union and third countries, such as Israel. There are three stages to it: 
A two-prong legal analysis applies to this decision: 1/2 Up until July 2024, it was in breach of the rules of usufruct—under Article 43 and 55 of the Hague Regulations—according to which Israel, as the Occupying Power, is only a temporary administrator of occupied territory. 
INGOs are further required to submit complete staff lists and other sensitive information about staff and their families to Israel when applying for registration. "In a context where humanitarian and healthcare workers are routinely subject to harassment, detention, and direct attacks, this raises serious protection concerns." 
1/5 The 'Gaza Humanitarian Foundation' was registered in Switzerland earlier this year and is led by David Papazian (Former CEO of Armenian National Interests Fund), Samuel Marcel Henderson, and David Kohler (CEO of Kohler Co.). None have any apparent links to, or experience with, humanitarian relief.
2/3 Second, Hammarskjöld laid out the continuum of humanitarian relief and development assistance in situations of prolonged belligerent occupation: "The content of relief schemes depends on the needs of the population of an occupied territory. The legal obligation covers those needs that have to be addressed immediately [e.g., food, water, shelter, and hygiene facilities]. The definition should also be understood to cover needs which may be more long-term, in particular in cases of prolonged occupation. For example, relief schemes to address long-term needs may include items that are essential for the construction and repair of certain infrastructures, including medical and sanitation facilities, and items and services to eradicate poverty." From that, it follows that relief schemes need to be adapted to the evolving needs. "The occupying Power must agree to such relief schemes, as adapted, and facilitate them."
Katz was immediately contradicted by his Co-Minister of Defense, @bezalelsm, who argued that, in any event, obstructing humanitarian relief is critical to the Israeli war effort and the implementation of the '@realDonaldTrump Plan' for the mass deportation of #Palestinians. 
1/3 The author - a pundit of Israeli acquisition of occupied territory by force - is cognizant of the twenty previously tabled bills to annex the West Bank and Gaza, and wishing to appear more pragmatic, suggests a phased approach, beginning with the West Bank (with #Gaza to follow). To the 3 million #Palestinians residing in the West Bank, the draft bill offers a five-year 'temporary residence,' after which they may apply for 'permanent residence' under draconian measures (e.g., relinquished housing, land, and property rights).
2/2 No plans to lift the absolute besiegement of Gaza and ban on humanitarian relief schemes are considered. If and when Israel allows for aid, it would be exclusively delivered by private military security companies operating on its behalf (Read: the militarization of humanitarian response in order to accomplish military objectives in breach of principles of neutrality, independence and impartiality).
As we discuss defending humanity in hostilities, the suggestion that #Israel alone should investigate this egregious incident - with evidence brought forward by @PalestineRCS of the murder of protected medical personnel - is an insult to justice and the sacrosanct rules of #IHL. 
Art. 8 of the @UN International Law Commission (ILC) Responsibility of States for Internationally Wrongful Acts is clear: "The conduct of a person or group of persons shall be considered an act of a State under international law if the person or group of persons is in fact acting on the instructions of, or under the direction or control of, that State in carrying out the conduct."
Minister of Defense Moshe Dayan clarified: "(it is) true that there is military rule (of occupied territory), and formally, only the IDF is responsible for everything. But in reality, the government decrees that every Israeli ministry is responsible for its area of competence in liberated territories."