"Just metres from yellow-painted concrete blocks marking the Israeli army's latest redeployment line in eastern Gaza City, Zaid Mohammed, a displaced Palestinian father of four, shelters with his family in a small tent. The so-called yellow line is the demarcation line where the Israeli army withdrew to under the first phase of the Gaza ceasefire that came into effect in October."
"Zaid's tent stands in the ruins of destroyed homes and a flattened urban area with debris scattered as far as the eye can see. A United Nations official last week said it would take more than seven years to clear more than 60 million tonnes of rubble in Gaza. Israel's more than two years of genocidal war has destroyed or damaged more than 80 percent of the buildings in the enclave of more than 2.3 million people."
An Israeli-declared 'yellow line' runs 1.5km to 6.5km inside Gaza, covering about 58 percent of the enclave and dividing it into an eastern zone under Israeli military control and a western zone where Palestinians face fewer movement restrictions but remain subject to air strikes and forced displacement. Displaced families shelter in tents amid flattened urban areas and destroyed homes. A United Nations official estimated more than seven years would be required to clear over 60 million tonnes of rubble. More than two years of war has destroyed or damaged over 80 percent of buildings in an enclave of more than 2.3 million people.
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