Analysis shows destruction and possible buffer zone along Gaza Strip’s border with Israel

Satellite images give a glimpse into a 'buffer zone' Israel wishes to implement, despite international objections that such a line would further disenfranchise the civilian population and shrink an already congested enclave
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Satellite photos show new demolition along a 1-kilometer-deep path on the Gaza Strip’s border with Israel, according an analysis by The Associated Press and expert reports. The destruction comes as Israel has said it wants to establish a buffer zone there, over international objections, further tearing away at land the Palestinians want for a state.
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The demolition along the path represents only a sliver of the wider damage from the Israel-Hamas war seen in Gaza, which one assessment suggests has damaged or destroyed half of all the buildings within the coastal enclave.
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צילומי לוויין של אזור החיץ בין עזה לישראל
צילומי לוויין של אזור החיץ בין עזה לישראל
Sat images showing the buffer zone
(Photo: Planet Labs PBC, AP)
Israeli leaders have signaled that they would like to establish a buffer zone as a defensive measure, which they contend could prevent a repeat of the Oct. 7 cross-border attack by Hamas that triggered the nearly four-month-old war. That’s despite U.S. warnings not to shrink Gaza’s territory.
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צילומי לוויין של אזור החיץ בין עזה לישראל
צילומי לוויין של אזור החיץ בין עזה לישראל
International objections to Israeli buffer zone
(Photo: Planet Labs PBC, AP)
Israel’s military declined to answer whether it is carving out a buffer zone when asked by the AP, only saying it “takes various imperative actions that are needed in order to implement a defense plan that will provide improved security in southern Israel.” However, the military has acknowledged it has demolished buildings throughout the area.
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ghazans seen in the buffer zone?
Last week or 2, a news outlet reported that gazans have been seen in the border zone. If true, why ?
Al Talena | 02.04.24
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Absolutely necessary
For certain, there should be a zone where anything that moves is dead. (One could argue for a 12-km “dead zone”, but I think 1-km could be acceptable)
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Buffer zone. Israel can use the rubble from destroyed houses to widen the Gaza strip by dumping it into the sea.
David Oden| 02.03.24
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