Gaza's Yellow Brick Road is staying put, for now, as Israel entrenches itself in the Strip

There is a large gap between the plan of an interim Yellow Line and reality. On the ground, the IDF is working to make the temporary line permanent. Each day, the new border deep inside Gaza is entrenched further

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Gaza's Yellow Brick Road is staying put, for now, as Israel entrenches itself in the Strip

There is a large gap between the plan of an interim Yellow Line and reality. On the ground, the IDF is working to make the temporary line permanent. Each day, the new border deep inside Gaza is entrenched further

Haaretz Editorial

12:30 AM • March 27 2026 IST

Five months have passed since U.S. President Donald Trump announced his plan to end the war in Gaza. As part of the plan, a separation line – the Yellow Line – was established to denote what was supposed to be an interim stage ahead of the Israel Defense Forces' withdrawal from the Strip.

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