The new report from the Danish Refugee Council (DRC) depicts the living conditions of nearly 1.8 million Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, stating that 86 percent of the population lives in displacement locations under inhumane conditions.
Ongoing Displacement
This report was published on Thursday, nearly three years after the October 7 terrorist attacks on Israel that initiated the war in Gaza, and one year after the October 10 ceasefire plan that was supposed to end this war.
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The report states: "The October 2025 ceasefire in Gaza was supposed to end the suffering of civilians. Now, nearly a year has passed, and this ceasefire exists mainly in name. Displacement in Gaza has not ended; rather, it has taken on a new form."
Criticism of the Yellow Line Development
These findings are based on focus group discussions with 195 residents of displacement camps in five provinces of Gaza. The title of this report is "Deliberately Trapped: The Human Cost of Long-Term Displacement in Gaza" and it accuses Israel of a "long-term displacement policy" since the ceasefire agreement.
One way to ensure this, according to DRC, is the Yellow Line, which designates an area of eastern Gaza near the border and is reportedly expanding towards the coast.
Alan Mosley, DRC's country director for the occupied territories, stated: "The prominent feature of the so-called ceasefire is the Yellow Line, which is expanding westward, swallowing more land and limiting families to 30 percent of Gaza's territory."
Community and Demands
Other groups, including the United Nations, have also pointed to the westward movement of the Yellow Line. Last month, Benjamin Netanyahu, the Prime Minister of Israel, announced that the share of Gaza's land within the Yellow Line is 60 percent and stated that there is a plan to expand this area.
The DRC report also highlights significant shortages in informal displacement camps that have formed amid the ruins of Gaza. The organization emphasizes the need for site management in the camps, stating that only 36 percent of the sites have a designated manager.
This organization and the Palestinian Agricultural Relief Committee (PARC) have called for a halt to the expansion of the Yellow Line and for Israel to clarify its current and future path. They have also urged Israel to stop the construction of permanent military infrastructure in the area and to ensure that the current position of forces will not be permanent.
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