Israel is building a miles-long barrier in Gaza, entrenching its division
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- Israel is building a 14-mile (23 km) earthen barrier inside Gaza, dividing the territory along the ceasefire 'yellow line.'
- The barrier is rapidly expanding, with new sections added in weeks, and runs through demolished Palestinian communities.
- Israel has destroyed and depopulated the half of Gaza it controls, leaving the population crowded into tent camps west of the barrier.
- The ceasefire deal, intended as a temporary division, is stalled, and Palestinians fear the barrier is becoming a permanent border.
- Since the ceasefire began, Israeli strikes have killed over 1,100 Palestinians, and soldiers have shot civilians near the barrier.