The International Court of Justice rules the settlements in the OPT that includes East Jerusalem and the West Bank are unlawful.
99. THE UN Security Council declared in resolutions 237 (1967), 271 (1969), 446 (1979), 681 (1990), and 799 (1992) the applicability of the Geneva Conventions (1949) to the Israeli occupation of the Palestinian territories. These resolutions also include the Security Council conclusions that the Israeli settlements in those occupied territories are illegal as per article 49, para. 6 of those same Geneva Conventions (1949)
The Court concludes that the Israeli settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (including East Jerusalem) have been established in breach of international law.Articles 99 & 120 - The Court rulesIsraeli settlements are in violation of international law.
120. In agreement with Security Council resolution 452 (1979) and 465 (1980), "the Court concludes that the Israeli settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (including East Jerusalem) have been established in breach of international law".
Study Guide: Settlements are illegal