Across Gaza City and other areas, residents say Israel is expanding a restricted “yellow line” military zone marked by concrete barriers, forcing families to leave homes multiple times. In Gaza City’s Zeitoun district, Palestinian resident Assem Dawla loads mattresses and bags onto a truck as the barriers sit among rubble, a sign to him that another evacuation is imminent. He says this is the seventh or eighth time since the war began that he and his family have been displaced due to Israeli evacuation orders and the movement of the zone.
The accounts describe the “yellow line” as an operational boundary that shifts as Israeli forces advance, with residents experiencing repeated shelter moves rather than a single evacuation. The reports also note that Zeitoun is not an isolated case, with additional locations referenced across Gaza where the “yellow line” is said to be expanding.
Overall, both sources describe the same pattern: concrete markers indicating a growing military area, evacuation orders tied to the zone’s advance, and repeated displacement of Palestinian civilians in affected neighborhoods.
