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The line was established after the Israel-Hamas ceasefire agreement announced in October 2025. Most Palestinians are confined to the western zone, while the eastern zone remains under Israeli military control.<\/p>\n
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The boundary initially left about 47% of Gaza available to Palestinians. However, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said Israeli forces had gradually moved the line inwards.<\/p>\n
Palestinians now live on less than 40% of Gaza\u2019s land.<\/p>\n
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Zeitoun resident Ibtisam Malika said the changing boundary had created a continuing cycle of displacement and return. \u201cEvery two to three months, we are forced to move and leave our belongings behind,\u201d Malika said.<\/p>\n
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\u201cWe can\u2019t take it anymore. We lost half of our children in the war, and only remnants of us remain.\u201d<\/p>\n
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About 2.1 million people, almost Gaza\u2019s entire population, are displaced and living within the limits of the yellow line, according to the UN.<\/p>\n
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Many families remain close to the painted cement blocks marking the boundary in Al-Tuffah and Zeitoun because alternative accommodation is unavailable.<\/p>\n
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\u201cWhere do we go? This is a question we\u2019ve been asking ourselves for three years,\u201d Al-Tuffah resident Safaa Mushtaha said. \u201cWe accepted living near the yellow line, but it\u2019s become unbearable.\u201d<\/p>\n
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OCHA said suitable land for displacement camps was increasingly difficult to find because much of the available territory was within prohibited or restricted areas.<\/p>\n
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About 1.98 million people, or 94% of Gaza\u2019s population, require shelter and essential household assistance. An estimated 84% of families live in tents or shelters offering inadequate protection from the weather.<\/p>\n
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\u201cWe don\u2019t know what to do or where to go,\u201d Al-Tuffah resident Ola Ishtiwi said. \u201cWe don\u2019t have a tent, and we don\u2019t have money.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Zeitoun resident Ahmed Arhim said continuing gunfire and drone activity prevented families from sleeping.<\/p>\n
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\u201cThe children can\u2019t sleep. They are scared and they wet themselves,\u201d Arhim said. \u201cWe are displaced every day, always displaced. This is not life.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Local authorities reported 1 334 deaths and 4 429 injuries following the ceasefire announcement on October 10, 2025.<\/p>\n
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The UN Human Rights Office said 24 Palestinians, including four children and a woman, were killed in Israeli attacks over five days in late August.<\/p>\n
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\u201cThe bloodshed in Gaza must stop,\u201d the Office said.<\/p>\n
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