“This visualization of the occupation shows how a combination of measures – annexation; establishment of settlements; declaration of ‘state land,’ firing zones, nature reserves and national parks; construction of the Separation Barrier; division of the West Bank into Areas A, B and C with varying forms of control; and severing the Gaza Strip from the West Bank – has broken up Palestinian space into separate units that are easier to control in isolation,” B’Tselem said.

through the annexation efforts Palestinian communities are more isolated from one another and therefore are “easier to control” by the Israeli government.