Israeli forces reportedly advanced about 300 metres (984 feet) past the US-brokered "yellow line" in eastern Gaza City, leaving dozens of Palestinian families trapped and unable to return home. The boundary — set under last month’s ceasefire — has already left much of the coastal enclave under Israeli control. Health authorities reported 32 dead and 88 wounded in the past 24 hours, while an analysis found nearly 400 truce violations since October 10. Residents say the new push is confining civilians to western Gaza and raising fears of renewed large-scale fighting.
Israeli Forces Advance 300m Past the 'Yellow Line' in Gaza City, Trapping Dozens of Families
Israeli forces reportedly advanced about 300 metres (984 feet) past the US-brokered "yellow line" in eastern Gaza City, leaving dozens of Palestinian families trapped and unable to return home. The boundary — set under last month’s ceasefire — has already left much of the coastal enclave under Israeli control. Health authorities reported 32 dead and 88 wounded in the past 24 hours, while an analysis found nearly 400 truce violations since October 10. Residents say the new push is confining civilians to western Gaza and raising fears of renewed large-scale fighting.
11:44 PM, 11/20/2025Conflict
Dozens of Palestinian families in northern Gaza are effectively trapped after Israeli forces advanced roughly 300 metres (984 feet) beyond the so-called "yellow line" in eastern Gaza City, Gaza authorities report. Officials say the move breaches a US-brokered ceasefire and has pushed more civilians into the western parts of the enclave.
The yellow line was established under last month's ceasefire as an unmarked limit where Israeli forces would reposition. In practice, the boundary allowed Israeli forces to retain control of much of the coastal territory, and the recent advance further restricts Palestinians' freedom of movement.
Reporter Hind Khoudary, reporting from Gaza City, described soldiers placing yellow blocks and signs in the eastern Shujayea neighbourhood to mark a new deployment line. "But the entire boundary has not been marked, so many Palestinians do not know exactly where it is," she said.
“With this latest advancement in Gaza City’s Shujayea, more Palestinians are unable to reach their homes. People say this is a cage, as they’re being pushed and squeezed into the western parts of Gaza.”
The Israeli military has not issued a public comment on reports that its forces moved beyond the agreed boundary. The advance comes amid a renewed wave of strikes across the Gaza Strip that have intensified fear and displacement among civilians.
Gaza’s Health Ministry reported that at least 32 Palestinians were killed and 88 were wounded in the previous 24 hours. Medics said an air strike on a house in Bani Suheila, east of Khan Younis, killed three people — including a baby girl — and wounded 15 others.
An independent analysis found that the truce has been violated nearly 400 times since it took effect on October 10. Displaced residents describe daily shelling, collapsed infrastructure and severe shortages of food, water and medical supplies.
A displaced man, 36-year-old Mohammed Hamdouna, described life in tents amid rubble: "The cities are rubble, the crossings are still closed, and all the basic necessities of life are still lacking." Lina Kuraz, 33, from the Tuffah neighbourhood east of Gaza City, said the advance has revived fears of a return to full-scale war: "Every time we try to regain hope, the shelling starts again. When will this nightmare end?"