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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Seham Tantesh in Gaza and Julian Borger

Gaza’s yellow line creeps forward as Israeli forces expand zone of control

Two people cross paths in the foreground framing a yellow block on a roadside in the distance
A yellow block demarcating the yellow line in Khan Younis in January. Photograph: Abdel Kareem Hana/AP

Israeli forces have been moving an agreed truce line in Gaza westwards over the six months since the ceasefire, expanding their zone of control and making the state of limbo ever more dangerous for Palestinians.

The “yellow line” agreed in the US-brokered ceasefire in October was supposed to be temporary pending further Israeli withdrawals, but the partially observed truce has stalled after its first phase amid disagreements over the disarming of Hamas, and continued Israeli bombardment of Gaza.

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