Gaza access curbs cover 65% of land as Israel shif...

Summary

• Gaza access curbs now cover 65% of the territory, leaving 2.1 million Palestinians squeezed into about 35% as Israeli forces push further west.
• Israeli troops on Sunday shifted the yellow blocks marking the line several dozen metres further west in Shujaiya, eastern Gaza City.
• Israeli troops have since dragged the markers west again and again, at times after dark, shrinking Gaza access for residents.

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Gaza access curbs now cover 65% of the territory, leaving 2.1 million Palestinians squeezed into about 35% as Israeli forces push further west.

Israeli troops on Sunday shifted the yellow blocks marking the line several dozen metres further west in Shujaiya, eastern Gaza City. As a result, Palestinian families had to leave the area.

The line traces the first Israeli pullback in the opening stage of US President Donald Trump’s 20-point peace plan. That plan also foresaw more withdrawals in stages.

How the yellow line keeps moving

When the truce began, 53% of the strip lay under Israeli control. Palestinians kept the remaining 47%, or about 172 square kilometres.

Israeli troops have since dragged the markers west again and again, at times after dark, shrinking Gaza access for residents. In doing so, they have widened the areas under their control.