The 'Yellow Line' Moves Westward into a Gaza Neighborhood | Images of Concrete Barriers Near the Main Axis
The IDF is expanding the 'Yellow Line' westward into the Tuffah neighborhood in Gaza by placing yellow concrete barriers. Palestinians report a reduction in movement space and new waves of displacement. Netanyahu previously stated that Israel controls 70% of the Strip.
The IDF continues to push Hamas deeper into the Gaza Strip, and this week saw a westward movement of the 'Yellow Line' – the line of concrete barriers marking the boundary of Israeli control. The barriers were placed in the Tuffah neighborhood area, east of Gaza City, near Salah al-Din Road, the Strip's main artery. Palestinian sources say the placement of barriers in more western areas reduces the space where residents can move and leads to new waves of displacement. According to them, almost all the area east of Salah al-Din Road is now considered under IDF security control, and residents are crowding into the area between the road westward toward the sea. On one of the barriers, an inscription in Arabic reads: 'Khalil al-Hayya, come remove the stone,' referring to the new Hamas leader. Prime Minister Netanyahu said in May that the IDF controls about 70% of the Strip. The push creates pressure on Hamas and opens better security zones for the IDF, alongside targeted killings of the organization's senior members.