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Israeli forces move Gaza’s Yellow Line farther west, displacing families
The Yellow Line marks the boundary between areas held by Israeli forces and areas where Palestinians can live in Gaza.
Under the ceasefire plan, Israeli forces were expected to withdraw to the line and then pull back further over time.
Instead, they have moved its markers west, expanding the territory they control.
On Sunday, forces shifted concrete blocks in Shujayea, in southeastern Gaza City, and families fled as more of the neighbourhood came under Israeli control.
A research group estimated that Israel controlled 58 percent of Gaza by December, while nearly two-thirds is now either under military control or subject to access restrictions.
More than 90 percent of Gaza’s 2.1 million people have been displaced, and those confined to less than half the territory face severe crowding.
The line’s movement matters because it can leave families with fewer places to go, and Israeli forces have continued demolitions in areas they hold.
Israeli forces moved yellow concrete blocks dozens of metres west in Shujayea, southeastern Gaza City, on Sunday.
The move forced Palestinian families to flee and brought more of the neighbourhood under Israeli military control.
Al Jazeera reports that Israeli forces have repeatedly shifted the Yellow Line west since the ceasefire, expanding areas under their control.
The line initially left Israel in control of 53 percent of the Gaza Strip and confined Palestinians to the remaining 47 percent.
More than 90 percent of Gaza’s 2.1 million people have been forcibly displaced by the war, according to Al Jazeera.
- Who
- Israeli forces moved the blocks, and Palestinian families were forced to flee.
- What
- Yellow concrete blocks marking the Yellow Line were moved dozens of metres west.
- When
- Sunday. The article does not give a specific date.
- Where
- Shujayea, a neighbourhood in southeastern Gaza City.
- Why
- Not stated.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Hamas-led attacks on southern Israel preceded the war launched by Israel, according to Al Jazeera.
Israeli forces were expected to withdraw to the Yellow Line within 24 hours.
Israeli forces have repeatedly moved the yellow blocks farther west, Al Jazeera reports.
Israeli forces moved blocks dozens of metres west in Shujayea, forcing families to flee.
- Movement
- Yellow blocks moved dozens of metres west
- Location
- Shujayea, southeastern Gaza City
- Population
- Gaza has about 2.1 million people
- Displacement
- More than 90 percent of Gaza’s population has been forcibly displaced, according to Al Jazeera
- Initial Israeli-controlled share
- 53 percent of the Gaza Strip under the ceasefire plan
What people are saying
It’s not simply about where the ‘Yellow Line’ is today but where it can move next.
For families who have been repeatedly displaced in the past three years, the situation remains dire, and they have to make the impossible decision of where they can go.
Sources
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