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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Emma Graham-Harrison in Jerusalem

‘Yellow line’ that divides Gaza under Trump plan is ‘new border’ for Israel, says military chief

Eyal Zamir at a microphone
Zamir said: ‘We have operational control over extensive parts of the Gaza Strip.’ Photograph: Abir Sultan/AFP/Getty Images

The “yellow line” that divides Gaza under Donald Trump’s ceasefire plan is a “new border” for Israel, the country’s military chief told soldiers deployed in the territory.

The chief of the general staff, Eyal Zamir, said Israel would hold on to its current military positions. These give Israel control of more than half of Gaza, including most agricultural land and the border crossing with Egypt.

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