Overview
- Residents reported fresh drone, artillery and air strikes east of the Yellow Line after a period of relative calm since the October 10 ceasefire.
- Khan Yunis mayor Alaa al-Batta accused Israel of using bombardment to frighten civilians into moving west, calling the attacks ceasefire violations.
- The Israeli military says its forces remain deployed under the truce framework and allege Hamas fighters crossed the line to carry out attacks.
- Displaced families say moving west to Al-Mawasi is untenable due to severe overcrowding and shortages of food and water in the camps.
- Israel’s army chief recently described the Yellow Line as a “new border,” as Gaza’s health ministry reports more than 70,000 deaths since the war began.