Israel’s government has accelerated administrative integration of West Bank territory through 2026 measures, including February security-cabinet decisions transferring land-registration authority to the Justice Ministry, expanding civilian oversight of planning and enforcement, and easing settler land purchases in Area C. A further August 16 transfer of policing powers from military to civilian authorities deepens de facto control. These steps build on prior settlement expansion and Knesset symbolic resolutions yet stop short of formal sovereignty declarations. International opposition, including reported U.S. pressure, and the distinction between incremental bureaucratic changes and a Knesset vote to annex territory sustain trader expectations that no official annexation will occur before 2027.