The original line put Israel in control of a little more than half of Gaza. But since the ceasefire was announced, the shifting line means Israel now controls approximately 60 per cent of the territory, the IDF recently confirmed. Last month, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to expand the zone to 70 per cent.
On June 29, several users on Telegram, Facebook and X posted a picture of one of these blocks, with some posts claiming it is now “just two metres away from Salah al-Din Road.” CBC verified that the image is new as of June 29 and authentic.
This puts the yellow line right next to a crucial transportation route that stretches across the Gaza Strip.
The shared image shows the distinctive yellow block in a nondescript field bounded by a brick wall, with a destroyed warehouse in the background.
By analyzing satellite imagery and matching it with the content of the photo, the CBC News visual investigation team tracked the block to a field a full kilometre away from the original yellow line, confirming the demarcation line is now mere metres from the Salah al-Din highway.
The block was placed near the entrance to two major refugee camps, Nuseirat and Al-Bureij, and the intersection with Al-Dawa Street, which leads to the Gaza power station.
“Controlling the Salah al-Din Road is part of the IDF’s interest in terms of carving up the territory, making it easier for the IDF to control movement of people and thereby also impose what is, effectively, now an illegal occupation,” Krieg said.
See UNOCHA report, 3 July 2026, here are highlights:
Highlights
In just two weeks, over 9,000 cases of chickenpox were reported across 130 health facilities in Gaza, half of them in Khan Younis.
Although only 85 per cent of the solid waste generated in Gaza is collected, combined with pest control, the overall health and environmental risks from unmanaged waste and pest infestation have not increased.
A shortage of sodium bicarbonate, due to chronic underfunding, at the Al Shifa Hospital is said to be severely affecting haemodialysis services, reducing treatment capacity for about 240 patients with end-stage kidney disease.
A new humanitarian assessment in two Palestinian communities in the West Bank found that the establishment of nearby settlement outposts has been accompanied by repeated settler attacks, mounting insecurity and deteriorating access to essential services.
More than 2,300 Palestinians have been displaced across the West Bank in 2026 due to settler attacks and related access restrictions.
Demolitions in East Jerusalem neighbourhoods on the ‘West Bank’ side of the Barrier now account for 37 per cent of all lack-of-permit demolitions in East Jerusalem, nearly double the average recorded over the previous six years.
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