ARCHIVE - Israeli soldiers in the south of the Gaza Strip (archive photo). Photo: Ilia Yefimovich/dpa
Keystone
Israel's military says it has again killed two Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. "Two terrorists" had crossed the so-called yellow line in the south of the sealed-off coastal strip and approached Israeli troops, the army announced. The two had posed "an immediate threat" and were therefore "eliminated" after being identified. As part of the ceasefire agreement, Israeli troops would remain stationed in the south of the Gaza Strip to eliminate immediate threats.
Keystone-SDA
26.12.2025, 07:26
SDA
Deadly incidents again and again
Israel's Chief of General Staff Ejal Zamir recently declared the "yellow line" to be the new border with the Gaza Strip. The line marks the retreat position of the Israeli army as part of the ceasefire with the Islamist Palestinian organization Hamas. It is marked by yellow concrete elements and signs. Since the ceasefire began on October 10, there have been repeated fatal incidents.
According to various sources, Israel controls just over half of the Gaza Strip, which is around 41 kilometers long and between 6 and 12 kilometers wide. The Palestinian territory is therefore slightly smaller than the city of Cologne.