Israel expands Gaza's yellow line as HRW says it is becoming a permanent border

Israel has pushed its yellow line further west across Gaza one year into the ceasefire, with Human Rights Watch saying the boundary risks becoming permanent.

• Human Rights Watch published a report marking one year since the October 10, 2025 ceasefire, saying Israel's expanded yellow line now covers about 64% of Gaza.
• Israeli forces moved the line westward near Shujaiya, forcing residents to leave homes that fell inside the expanded zone.
• HRW said Israeli officials have called the line Israel's "new border" and cited a September proposal by Itamar Ben Gvir to empty Gaza within seven years.
• Gaza's health ministry reported that Israeli strikes have killed at least 1,400 Palestinians since the ceasefire took effect.