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UN says Israeli forces treat Gaza's Yellow Line as kill zone
Original: Israeli forces are treating the ‘Yellow Line’, which is encroaching westward, as ‘a kill zone’, the OHCHR says. The Isra
The UN human rights office, OHCHR, says Israeli forces are treating Gaza's 'Yellow Line' — the deployment line separating Israeli and Palestinian areas under the ceasefire — as a kill zone, while the army continues to push beyond it westward. The findings have drawn alarm from human rights monitors and fuel concern that ceasefire lines are being used to justify lethal force against Palestinians approaching or crossing the boundary.
Why now: New OHCHR allegations that the ceasefire boundary is being used as a lethal cordon are drawing urgent attention to ongoing civilian deaths in Gaza.
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Evidence
- Israeli forces are treating the ‘Yellow Line’, which is encroaching westward, as ‘a kill zone’, the OHCHR says. The Israeli army is further encroaching on areas past its deployment line, also known as the “Yellow Line,” and “Israeli forces appear to treat the yellow line as a… · foufoutos@kafeneio.social · 4
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