Israel plans controversial Gaza buffer zone

With the aim of allowing Israeli residents to return to their homes, the IDF is establishing a buffer zone up to 1km wide within Palestinian territory, which critics have described as a “land grab”

Buildings within buffer
Destroyed
1,100
Total
2,850

500m buffer
1km buffer
Beit Lahia
Jabalia
Ash Shati
Gaza City
Nuseirat
Deir el-Balah
Erez Crossing
Al Mawasi
Khan Younis
Rafah 
EGYPT


Beit Hanoun: School and streets closest to border demolished

Lax enforcement of previous 300m buffer blamed for Hamas infiltration

As Sureij, Jan: 21 buildings demolished

Bureij, Jan 8: Six soldiers trying to destroy tunnel killed in blast

Maghazi, Jan 22: 21 IDF soldiers killed while demolishing two buildings near border

Shujaiyeh: 50 buildings flattened

Kerem Shalom

Built-up area
Refugee camp
Border checkpoints (closed)

10km
6 miles

ISRAEL
Gaza Strip


Sources: Financial Times, Haaretz, Washington Post, New York Times
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