“Israel has already annexed 56 square kilometers (21.6 square miles) of Gaza’s occupied territory, named the ‘Netzarim Territory,'” writes Itay Epshtain, a specialist on international humanitarian law, in a post on X.
Epstein, who is also a senior adviser to the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC), told Al Jazeera that Israel had similar intentions for areas in North Gaza and Rafah “to be permanently acquired, while 2.2 million Palestinians are interned in Khan Younis and Al Bureij.”
“The International Criminal Court should be consulted by the UN Security Council regarding Israel’s use of armed force against the political independence, territorial integrity, and sovereignty of Palestine in violation of the proscription of aggression, which is a preemptive standard of international law,” he continued.
