Israel building new land barriers in Gaza and displacing families
Israel is expanding its control in the Gaza Strip by moving demarcation lines and building new land barriers, leading to further displacement of Palestinian families. Hamas has accused Israel of violating the October ceasefire agreement, while Israel maintains these are necessary security measures.
Why it matters
The shifting of territorial lines directly impacts the humanitarian situation in Gaza and complicates the fragile ceasefire negotiations between Israel and Hamas.
By Yolande Knell , Middle East correspondent , Emma Pengelly , Benedict Garman , Malak Hassouneh and Eve Webster Published 9 minutes ago "We've been displaced from place to place, and now we have nowhere left to go," says Umm Mohammed al-Shawish.
She is desperately searching for somewhere to live after Israel moved yellow concrete blocks that mark out where it controls in the Gaza Strip.
Families living in al-Tuffah in northern Gaza woke on Monday to find the blocks had been moved westwards into the centre of Salah al-Din road, a key north-south route through Gaza.
Nearby, an Israeli flag was flying on top of an earth barrier around 3m (10ft) tall.
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