Signs appear in Gaza showing location of yellow line
The yellow line separates life and death in Gaza.
It covers the 53 percent of Gaza’s area where Israeli forces are present. Palestinians that have tried to cross this yellow line have been targeted and killed by Israeli forces.
Initially, there were no signs indicating the location of the yellow line. Some people did not even know there was one. Now the Israeli forces are putting up signs to identify where this yellow line is, as well as warnings for Palestinians not to cross it.
Many Palestinians have homes beyond the yellow line and have been trying to check on them. Some have been killed. Eleven members of the Abu Shaaban family were killed on Friday evening when they were fired on by Israeli forces after unknowingly crossing the yellow line.
What are the changes this 53% becomes a permanent land grab while slowly letting the Palestinians starve in the 47% that doesn't have any farmland.
Gaza’s eastern areas emptied as Israeli military enforces ‘yellow line’
Thousands of families are forced out of their homes from the entire eastern part of the Strip. These areas are now empty because they were depopulated by the Israeli military.
This demarcation line, or the “yellow line” as described by the Israeli military, is becoming a reality on the ground.
It’s preventing families from returning to their homes. As a result, people are being crammed into the central part of the city, towards the western side near al-Shifa Hospital and other areas of the Gaza Strip. This is causing severe overcrowding and placing additional pressure on the remaining public services, including healthcare facilities.
