Israel uses sand walls to further encroach in Palestinian territory on Gaza as siege tightens

Israel uses sand walls to further encroach in Palestinian territory on Gaza as siege tightens Submitted by MEE staff on Fri, 07/31/2026 - 11:26 Israel is expanding its area of control by displacing families and redrawing Gaza’s post-ceasefire boundary Palestinians run for cover as smoke and fire rise during an Israeli strike on the the Al-Muttaqin Mosque in Gaza City on 28 July (AFP/Omar Al Qattaa) Off Israel is pushing the so-called yellow line deeper into Gaza, displacing Palestinian families and tightening its siege by squeezing more than two million people into an increasingly small section of the devastated enclave. Residents of al-Tuffah in northern Gaza awoke on Monday to find concrete markers moved westwards into the middle of Salah al-Din Road, the territory’s main north-south route, the BBC reported. An Israeli flag had also been raised over a three-metre-high sand and earth barrier nearby.