Israel redraws Gaza map, limiting Palestinians to a third of the enclave [View all]

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/05/01/israel-gaza-buffers-evacuation-orders/


In the six weeks since Israel resumed its war in Gaza, Israeli forces have dramatically altered its map, declaring about 70 percent of the enclave either a military “red zone” or under evacuation, according to the United Nations, and pushing hundreds of thousands of Palestinians into ever-shrinking pockets.

The Israeli military says its evacuation orders allow civilians to flee ahead of fighting, and those who remain could be considered combatants. In practice, Palestinians say, the evacuation orders often force them to flee under fire. Recent evacuation orders have covered border areas and population centers and have displaced more than 420,000 people, according to the U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).

The war has killed more than 52,000 Palestinians, according to the Gaza Health Ministry, which does not differentiate between civilians and combatants.

In the early months of the war, Israeli forces razed buildings and agricultural fields to create an initial buffer zone. Israeli officials said this was necessary to eliminate Hamas tunnels and prevent another attack. Legal experts said the military’s tactics violate international law.

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