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News: The government of Israel has formally broadened its Yellow Line policy from Gaza into southern Lebanon, creating a militarized buffer zone reaching as far as the Litani River.
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Israel first implemented this in October 2025.
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The yellow line is a military demarcation and deployment boundary that effectively bifurcated the Gaza strip between the territory under direct Isaraeli military control and palestinian controlled areas.
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The office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights recorded the “killing of at least 224 palestine east of or in the vicinity of the so-called yellow line” between oct 2025 and Feb 2026.
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Green Line (1949)
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Armistice line; separates Israel from West Bank, Gaza, East Jerusalem.
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Blue Line (2000, UN)
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Boundary between Israel–Lebanon.
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Purple Line (1967)
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Separates Israel–Syria (Golan Heights).
Source: Indian Express