Home NIEUWSARCHIEF How Israel’s ‘Yellow Line’ is dividing Gaza with deadly consequences – explainer

[VIDEO] How Israel’s ‘Yellow Line’ is dividing Gaza with deadly consequences – explainer

The Guardian  /  December 17, 2025

Israel military chief, Eyal Zamir, announced on Monday that the ‘Yellow Line’, drawn up by the October ceasefire plan, was a ‘new border’ for Israel.

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This line has become a lethal boundary, preventing Palestinians entering an area representing 58% of their territory.

The Guardian’s chief Middle East correspondent, Emma Graham-Harrison, describes life on the ground for those forced on an ever-smaller part of their land.

Israeli officials claim forces are being ‘deployed in Gaza in accordance with the ceasefire outline’.

Emma Graham-Harrison is The Guardian’s chief Middle East correspondent, based in Jerusalem

Laure Boulinier is a multimedia journalist

Boglarka Kosztolanyi is reactive news editor, video for The Guardian