PCHR: Israeli Forces Accelerate Home Demolitions, Gaza Shrinks to Less Than 30% of Territory

Gaza, MINA – The Israeli occupation forces continue to accelerate the destruction of remaining homes and residential blocks in the Gaza Strip while expanding their territorial control by shifting the “yellow line” east of Gaza City, according to the Palestine Information Center.

In a press release on Saturday, the Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR) said that these actions signal Israel’s intent to entrench a long-term military presence and create an uninhabitable environment designed to drive Palestinian residents out of the Strip.

PCHR said its researchers had documented a notable surge in recent days in the detonation of homes, civilian facilities, and infrastructure within the yellow line zone, which now covers more than 60 percent of the Gaza Strip.

PCHR highlighted that “the remaining area of Gaza has shrunk to less than 30 percent of the territory, where over two million Palestinians are packed together in catastrophic humanitarian conditions, lacking any safe zones and relying heavily on tents for shelter.”

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PCHR warned that these developments are consistent with official Israeli statements confirming a plan to remain inside the Gaza Strip and maintain a vast security zone, while raising the possibility of establishing settler outposts in the northern Strip in the future.

“These Israeli statements indicate a direct link between current field operations and policies intended to create permanent demographic and territorial changes, including annexing land and preventing displaced residents from returning to their areas,” PCHR said.[]

Mi’raj News Agency (MINA)

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