Israel Deploys Explosive Drones and Expands ‘Yellow Line’ in Gaza

According to the International Desk of Webangah News Agency, The Israeli army is employing explosive-laden drones over the Gaza Strip, with a focus on eastern areas. These drones are dropping boxes containing explosives onto the rooftops of remaining buildings, especially in the Zeitoun neighborhood in the southeast of Gaza City.

This method is reported to be more cost-effective for the Israeli army than continuous artillery shelling, while simultaneously inflicting greater damage. This is not the first instance of the Israeli army using this tactic; it has resorted to it numerous times throughout the war against the Gaza Strip. However, the objective of the recent attacks is to compel displaced individuals residing in the sole remaining area east of Salah al-Din Street and along this route in Gaza City to evacuate their homes.

The Israeli army had previously forced residents of the Shuja’iyya and Tuffah neighborhoods to repeatedly abandon their homes by advancing yellow blocks and altering the route of the so-called ‘Yellow Line.’ This action is interpreted as an expansion of areas under the control of the Israeli regime. Should the shelling and the dropping of explosive boxes continue, Salah al-Din Street, one of the main arteries across the Gaza Strip, and its eastern areas could come under Israeli control.

Such a scenario would lead to the seizure of larger parts of Gaza, the disruption of main routes, the isolation of different sections of the territory, and the displacement of residents towards western areas. These western regions would then face increased pressure and population density as a result of these movements. The ‘Yellow Line’ in the Gaza Strip is a demarcation established within the framework of an ceasefire agreement to define the boundaries for the deployment and withdrawal of Israeli army forces; however, the Israeli regime has not adhered to it.