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Israeli Military Claims Control of Two-Thirds of Gaza in New Maps

HeadlineMay 01, 2026

Israel’s military has issued new maps of the Gaza Strip showing it controls significantly more territory beyond what it agreed to in the U.S.-brokered ceasefire last October. Reuters reports the restricted area, marked on the maps with an orange line, ​makes up some 11% of Gaza’s territory beyond a so-called Yellow Line, meaning Israel now claims control over two-thirds of Gaza.

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