The 1949 Fourth Geneva Convention, commonly said to prohibit Israeli settlements, does no such thing.

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Lord Warner said it represented "collective punishment" of Gaza's citizens and was in "direct violation" of article 33 of the fourth Geneva Convention.

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The settlements violate the Fourth Geneva Convention, which prevents an occupying power from transferring its own population into occupied territory, the report states.

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