Why it matters:
Forensic Architecture warns that the ceasefire is not protecting Palestinians but rather legitimizing Israel’s next stage of occupation. Palestinians see this as evidence that truces are being exploited to entrench dispossession, undermine international law, and erase Gaza’s territorial integrity.
The big picture:
The findings indicate Israel is using military operations and cartographic tools to permanently partition Gaza, echoing broader settlement and annexation strategies in the West Bank. For Palestinians, this represents not just a humanitarian crisis but a structural attempt to shrink their homeland under the guise of temporary ceasefires.
Key findings:
- Israel is turning the 'yellow line' into a permanent border, expanding military infrastructure, and displacing Palestinians from 54% of Gaza east of the line.
- The line is inconsistently enforced; Palestinians approaching it are being shot.
- Of 27 “yellow blocks” identified, all extend beyond the line shown on Israeli maps, encroaching up to 940 meters further into Gaza.
- At least 25 civilian attacks have occurred since the ceasefire, mostly outside the designated “combat zone.”
- Strikes have hit areas Israel labeled “safe,” including Gaza City and relocation zones.
- Entire residential blocks east of the line are being demolished, turning mass displacement into permanent dispossession.
- Controlled demolitions continued during the ceasefire, including verified footage of buildings blown up in Shejaiya.
- Civilian areas west of the line remain under attack, preventing reconstruction.
The report concludes this is a blueprint for a smaller Gaza, enforced by expulsions, demolitions, and live fire.
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