Martyrs and wounded in Gaza as occupation shifts 'Yellow Line' to deepen control east of the city

The pace of Israeli violations in the Gaza Strip has escalated, with medical sources reporting the martyrdom of three citizens and the injury of several others with varying degrees of wounds, including fishermen and displaced persons in different areas. These field developments come at a time when Israeli forces continue ground incursions and seize more geographical areas, especially in the eastern parts of Gaza City.\n\nIn detail of the attacks, an Israeli drone killed one citizen and injured three others after targeting a motorcycle in the town of Jabalia, north of the Strip. Another drone targeted a gathering of civilians in Deir al-Balah city in the central Strip, resulting in the martyrdom of an additional person, amidst intense drone flights that do not leave the area's airspace.\n\nIn Khan Yunis city, south of the Strip, medical sources announced the martyrdom of citizen Muhammad Khalil Esleem, 38 years old, who succumbed to his serious injuries sustained in a drone raid near Al-Qarara bridge. The city also witnessed the injury of three citizens, including a girl, due to direct gunfire from Israeli vehicles towards the tents of displaced persons in the Turkish slaughterhouse area in Al-Mawasi.\n\nThe attacks did not stop on land but extended to affect the livelihoods of Palestinians at sea, as warships opened fire on fishing boats off Gaza port. The naval pursuit resulted in the injury of three fishermen while they were working, reflecting the continuation of the maritime restriction policy imposed since the start of the war in October 2023.\n\nOn the ground, eyewitnesses observed an incursion by occupation vehicles at night around the Al-Sanafour intersection, east of Al-Tuffah neighborhood in Gaza City. Military bulldozers removed concrete blocks that define what is known as the 'Yellow Line' for tens of meters westward, reducing the areas available to residents along the strategic Salah al-Din Street.\n\nLocal residents expressed their shock at finding concrete blocks in front of their homes in the morning hours, confirming that this move exposes their lives to the risk of direct targeting by forces stationed behind the earthworks. The 'Yellow Line' is a hypothetical boundary agreed upon within ceasefire understandings to separate military presence areas from civilian areas.\n\nField data and statements by Israeli officials indicate that the area of land controlled by the occupation army inside the Gaza Strip has significantly increased since the signing of the ceasefire agreement. After being estimated at about 30%, it has now reached nearly 70%, raising questions about the effectiveness of the agreements concluded in light of this continuous expansion.\n\nLocal sources reported that the occupation deliberately violates the understandings in force since October 10, 2025, through systematic demolition and destruction operations in border areas. These sources confirm that the recent military movements aim to create a new geographical reality that will be difficult to change in the future, with the continued closure of vital crossings to the movement of goods and individuals.\n\nIn the Bir 19 area of Al-Mawasi, Khan Yunis, another Palestinian was moderately wounded by random gunfire from Israeli forces stationed in the vicinity. Al-Mawasi is one of the areas crowded with displaced persons who fled shelling in other areas, making any targeting there result in confirmed casualties among civilians.\n\nObservers believe that the continuation of these military operations and ground incursions empties the ceasefire agreement of its content, turning it into a mere 'illusion' that does not protect civilians from killing or displacement. These violations coincide with a severe deterioration in living conditions due to strict restrictions on the entry of essential humanitarian and medical aid.\n\nIsraeli attacks were not limited to direct killing but also included the destruction of infrastructure in newly infiltrated areas east of Gaza. Military vehicles are bulldozing agricultural lands and demolishing remaining structures to secure the vicinity of forces stationed at advanced points, increasing the suffering of the owners of those lands.\n\nIn conclusion, the situation in the Gaza Strip remains prone to further escalation amidst the occupation's insistence on expanding its field influence and ignoring international calls to adhere to calm. Citizens appeal to international bodies and mediators to intervene immediately to stop geographical encroachment operations and protect civilians from repeated targeting in their homes and displacement tents.\n\n"The ceasefire agreement has turned into an illusion amidst continued attacks, closure of crossings, and expansion of the occupation's area within the Strip."\n