Overview
- Defense Minister Israel Katz ordered the IDF to place concrete blocks and metal signs along the boundary, warning that any crossing will draw fire.
- New installations include concrete barriers spaced roughly every 200 meters with yellow-topped posts about 3.5 meters high, according to the IDF.
- The IDF reported firing on suspected Hamas operatives in Shejaiya after alleged crossings that commanders said posed an imminent threat to troops.
- The Yellow Line separates areas under Israeli control from the rest of Gaza and currently covers over half of the territory.
- Recent violence included Israeli airstrikes reported to have killed 38 people as mediators worked to keep the ceasefire, with President Trump saying the truce remains in place and Vice President JD Vance expected in Israel on Tuesday.