SAFA -  Israeli occupation forces continue to carry out extensive demolition campaigns, bombing homes, residential areas, and civilian infrastructure within the so-called “Yellow Line” in the Gaza Strip. 

This Israeli policy has further worsened the displacement of Gaza people, as they will have no place or homes to return to.

These areas cover an estimated 70% of the Gaza territory, as since the ceasefire agreement was signed on October 10, 2025, they have become zones where Israeli occupation forces have continued demolition activities, despite withdrawing from deeper urban areas to this perimeter.

Local accounts indicate that the demolitions extend beyond physical damage, significantly affecting the social and psychological fabric of Palestinian society, as thousands of families remain displaced with diminishing prospects for return or reconstruction.

The “Yellow Line” has effectively blocked residents of Rafah, Khan Younis, eastern Gaza City, and the towns of Beit Lahia and Beit Hanoun from returning, as demolition operations persist across these areas.

Mustafa Abu Radi, 62, a displaced resident from the al-Zeitoun neighborhood in eastern Gaza City, said his hopes of returning home are fading.

“Every day I wake up hoping to return to my house, to the neighborhood where I spent my entire life,” he said. “But this hope fades with every report of new demolitions inside the Yellow Line.” He added. 

Now living in a shelter camp west of Gaza City, Abu Radi fears his home, built over 35 years, may already have been destroyed.

“This building is not just walls. It is my history, my family’s memories, everything I own. If it is destroyed, my family and I will be displaced for years, perhaps forever,” he added.

In Gaza City’s al-Nasr neighborhood, Akram Abu Hassan lives with his family of four in a partially damaged house, where he pays a monthly rent of $500, most of his $700 income.

Displaced from al-Shuja’iyya, also located within the “Yellow Line,” he said the ongoing Israeli demolitions have extinguished any hope of return.

“How can I dream of going back to my home while it is being demolished every day?” he said. “These operations do not just destroy stone; they destroy our lives and our children’s future.”

Abu Hassan called on mediators of the ceasefire agreement to intervene, warning that continued inaction risks further destruction.

Political analyst Talal Okal said the demolitions are part of a broader strategy with long-term political and security objectives.

“These operations represent a dangerous escalation aimed at deepening destruction and rendering large areas uninhabitable,” he said. 

“The primary goal is to prevent residents from returning and to establish a wide buffer zone under Israeli control.” He added. 

Okal warned that such policies could lead to prolonged displacement, adding that a lack of international response risks further deterioration of conditions in Gaza.

Residents and analysts are urging international mediators to pressure Israeli occupation forces to halt the demolitions and adhere to the ceasefire agreement, warning that continued inaction could entrench humanitarian suffering and displacement across the Gaza Strip.