{"id":307091,"date":"2025-11-10T12:00:10","date_gmt":"2025-11-10T12:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/?p=307091"},"modified":"2025-11-08T06:13:07","modified_gmt":"2025-11-08T06:13:07","slug":"israel-is-trying-to-divide-gaza-in-half-along-the-yellow-line-what-is-it-and-is-it-here-to-stay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/2025\/11\/israel-is-trying-to-divide-gaza-in-half-along-the-yellow-line-what-is-it-and-is-it-here-to-stay\/","title":{"rendered":"Israel Is Trying to Divide Gaza in Half Along the \u2018Yellow Line\u2019–What Is It, and Is It Here to Stay?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A yellow concrete block placed by Israeli army in Gaza demarcates the \u201cYellow Line\u201d as part of the US-brokered ceasefire with Hamas, 2 Nov 2025. (Photo: Ahmed Ibrahim\/APA Images)<\/p><\/div>\n

The \u201cYellow Line\u201d splitting Gaza in two is meant to be temporary according to Trump\u2019s \u201cpeace\u201d plan. However, the fact that those terms were intentionally left vague suggests that the partition of Gaza was the real goal all along.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

6 Nov 2025\u00a0<\/em>–\u00a0Today, there are essentially two Gazas. One is ruled by Hamas as the de facto governing body in the Strip, and makes up about 47% of the territory. The remaining 53% is under the total military control of the Israeli army.<\/p>\n

Separating these two zones is an invisible border that\u2019s being called \u201cthe Yellow Line,\u201d splitting Gaza roughly in half down the middle. Even though Israel has been placing yellow cement blocks all across Gaza to demarcate the line, it\u2019s supposed to be temporary. But what makes it very real is the number of people who are being killed<\/a> near it.<\/p>\n

According to the ongoing ceasefire agreement brokered by U.S. President Trump, this \u201ctemporary\u201d withdrawal line is supposed to be moved back after the end of the ceasefire\u2019s first phase, which is approaching its one-month mark. Negotiations are underway to advance to the second phase, but recent statements and reports indicate that the current division of Gaza could be permanent. There\u2019s also something else to consider, and it\u2019s even more troubling: what if the partition of Gaza is the point?<\/p>\n

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