Israel's yellow line, a shifting edge of war pushing Gazans from home

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Israel's yellow line, a shifting edge of war pushing Gazans from home

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Israeli military continues to expand its zone of control in Gaza, forcing residents like Assem Dawla to evacuate repeatedly. The conflict is intensifying and creating severe displacement in Gaza City's Zeitoun district.

By Nidal al-Mughrabi and Ebrahim Hajjaj CAIRO/GAZA, July 28 (Reuters) - On a road in Gaza City's Zeitoun district, Palestinian resident Assem Dawla loaded mattresses and bags onto a truck as concrete yellow blocks marking the edge of Israel's expanding military zone stood amid the rubble nearby. He said it was the seventh or eighth time since the war began that he and his family had been forced to leave a shelter because of Israeli evacuation orders and the advance of what residents call the yellow line.

World Security Conflict Politics Israel Gaza military zone evacuation conflict displacement war

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