Israel has built more than 23 km of earth barriers across Gaza, according to satellite imagery, reinforcing control over large parts of the territory. The construction along the disputed yellow line has raised Palestinian fears of permanent partition as ceasefire talks remain stalled. Israel says the barrier is for security purposes.
Israel has been rapidly constructing a massive earthen barrier across the Gaza Strip, further consolidating control over more than half of the territory, according to satellite imagery. More than 23km (14 miles) of berms have been built in recent months through Palestinian communities that were demolished during military operations. The barrier stretches across a significant portion of Gaza, which measures about 40km in length and 11km at its widest point and is home to more than two million Palestinians.
The Israeli military confirmed to The Associated Press that it has erected a physical barrier along the so-called yellow line, the boundary where Israeli troops withdrew under the October ceasefire agreement with Hamas. The line was intended under the US-backed deal to serve as a temporary division until a broader Israeli withdrawal.
Barrier fuels fears of permanent partition
With the ceasefire process stalled, the expanding barrier has intensified Palestinian concerns that the temporary boundary could become a permanent border. Neither US Central Command, responsible for monitoring the ceasefire, nor the Board of Peace, the body headed by US President Donald Trump expected to oversee Gaza in the future, commented on the construction.
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