As part of the first phase of the U.S.-brokered ceasefire in Gaza in October last year, the Israeli army withdrew to what it called the “Yellow Line” — a temporary demarcation line inside the Gaza Strip that separated areas under Israeli military control from areas where people in Gaza are allowed to live and move. At the time, the Israeli military controlled 53 percent of the Gaza Strip.
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Palestinians around the world are marking Nakba Day, 78 years after their forced mass displacement led to the establishment of the Jewish-majority state of Israel. Decades later, Palestinians still face widespread oppression and violence from the Israeli state as it continues its expansionary project. “Israel tried, since 1948 until today, to destroy us as a people, as a group, and they failed at…
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Before the Israeli war began, Gaza’s agricultural sector was known for its abundant production of fruits and vegetables and was often called the “food basket” of the Strip. Despite extensive Israeli restrictions that hindered the sector’s growth — including limits on the entry of agricultural inputs and the export of goods — farmers in Gaza were still able to produce 25 varieties of fruits and…
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Israel’s gradual advancement of its “yellow line” to occupy more territory in the Gaza Strip is fueling concerns that it is seeking to effectively annex and colonize the majority of the territory without any formal agreement. The Guardian reported on Wednesday that Israel has been steadily pushing the truce line to take control of more Palestinian territory in the six months since a…
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The U.S.-brokered ceasefire agreement in Gaza stipulated the withdrawal of Israeli forces to the so-called “Yellow Line” during the first phase of the ceasefire, which was supposed to be followed by Israel’s complete withdrawal from the occupied Gaza Strip in the second phase of the ceasefire, if — and only if — Hamas decommissioned and handed over its weapons. Yet our lived reality in Gaza…
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