"Since last month's cease-fire, Gaza has been divided by a yellow line splitting Hamas-controlled Gaza to the west from Israeli-occupied Gaza to the east. At first, the line was invisible. But after Israeli soldiers repeatedly opened fire on Gazans who crossed it, Israel began to give the line a physical dimension with yellow concrete blocks. Now a U.S.-backed plan designed to house thousands of Palestinians on the Israeli side of the line could make the separation more prominent and, some fear, more permanent."
"but it would separate them from those on the Hamas-controlled side of the yellow line, where the large majority of people in Gaza live, an official in Israel and a State Department official familiar with the planning told me. Lieutenant General Patrick Frank-the military lead coordinating efforts to implement President Donald Trump's peace plan-recently told colleagues that each settlement should include a medical center, a school, an administrative building, and "temporary housing for approximately 25,000 people,""
Since last month's cease-fire, Gaza has been divided by a yellow line separating Hamas-controlled western Gaza from Israeli-occupied eastern Gaza. The line was initially invisible but became physically marked after Israeli soldiers shot Gazans who crossed it and yellow concrete blocks were placed. A U.S.-backed initiative called Alternate Safe Communities aims to build settlements on the Israeli side to house vetted Palestinians, potentially separating them from the majority who remain on the Hamas-controlled side. Plans envision each settlement having a medical center, school, administrative building and temporary housing for about 25,000 people. Approval to move in would require clearance by Israel's domestic intelligence agency; ownership of pilot-site land is unclear.
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