The occupation establishes a new military reality east of Gaza by building dozens of sites along the 'Yellow Line'

Field sources reported that the Israeli occupation army continues to strengthen its military and security presence inside the Gaza Strip, exceeding the recently concluded ceasefire understandings under international auspices. Occupation forces have begun constructing dozens of fixed military sites along what is known as the temporary 'Yellow Line,' a path extending from the far north of the Strip to its south, parallel to Salah al-Din al-Ayyubi Road, indicating the occupation's intention to transform this line into a new border reality that isolates the eastern areas.

The occupation army exploited the elevated terrain in the eastern region to establish these fortifications, ensuring full military oversight of the western areas of the Strip. Military bulldozers deliberately cleared and destroyed all surrounding civilian homes and facilities to create open spaces, and these sites were equipped with massive lighting poles operating around the clock to turn the area into military barracks visible to the naked eye from long distances.

These strategic sites are distributed in sensitive points, especially in the buffer zone between the cities of Rafah and Khan Yunis, and in the towns of Ma'an and Bani Suheila, extending to east of Deir al-Balah and the Bureij and Maghazi camps in the central region. Fortification operations also included the Shuja'iyya neighborhood east of Gaza City and wide areas in the north, thus imposing a military siege on all major population centers in the Strip.

In a related context, local sources confirmed the continued extensive bulldozing operations by the occupation of the remaining rubble in the eastern areas, coinciding with massive demolition operations of residential buildings. The past hours witnessed a field escalation represented by intense tank shelling and live ammunition fire, in addition to almost daily airstrikes targeting civilians in areas that the occupation had previously classified as 'safe.'

Estimates indicate that the occupation plans to use these military bases as launching points for managing complex security operations, which may include overseeing local armed militias operating under its command and intelligence agencies. These moves aim to create an alternative security reality that ensures the occupation's permanent control over the Strip's key points and prevents any attempt to restore national administration in the forcibly evacuated areas.

Since the start of the genocide war on October 7, 2023, the occupation authorities have deliberately destroyed all basic life components in Gaza, including water and electricity networks and hospitals, to make returning home impossible. Despite the ceasefire agreement coming into effect on October 10, 2025, Israeli violations have not stopped, as the occupation continues to systematically target citizens in various cities and towns.

Regarding human casualties, the latest statistics issued by the Ministry of Health revealed a massive increase in the number of victims, with the number of martyrs reaching 72,289, while the number of injured reached 172,040 with injuries of varying severity. Rescue teams still face extreme difficulties in recovering thousands of missing persons believed to have been martyred under the rubble of destroyed homes targeted by the occupation throughout the months of aggression.

Establishing these military bases nullifies the idea of temporary positioning and makes the Yellow Line a new border for the devastated Strip.