Israel’s army is building a ground barrier inside the Gaza Strip that extends hundreds of meters beyond the so-called “yellow line” in two areas, Israeli daily Haaretz reported Wednesday, Anadolu reports.
The yellow line marks the area to which the Israeli army was supposed to withdraw under the first phase of US President Donald Trump’s plan to halt Israel’s genocide against Palestinians in Gaza.
Citing an investigation based on recent satellite images, Haaretz said the barrier consists mainly of an earth berm and a trench, and has expanded the area under Israeli army control to 65% of the Gaza Strip.
After announcing its withdrawal to the yellow line in October 2025, the Israeli army said it controlled 53% of Gaza.
The barrier’s route partly extends hundreds of meters beyond the yellow line into areas that were designated, when the ceasefire was announced, as being under Hamas control, according to the newspaper.
