US proposes dividing Gaza into red and green zones secured by international and Israeli troopsThough Israel partially withdrew as part of the first phase of the ceasefire deal, it still controls over 53 per cent of the Palestinian enclave, forcing the entirety of Gaza’s displaced population to reside in less than half of the territory.
US proposes dividing Gaza into red and green zones secured by international and Israeli troops
US proposes dividing Gaza into red and green zones secured by international and Israeli troops
Though Israel partially withdrew as part of the first phase of the ceasefire deal, it still controls over 53 per cent of the Palestinian enclave, forcing the entirety of Gaza’s displaced population to reside in less than half of the territory.
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US proposes dividing Gaza into red and green zones secured by international and Israeli troops
Hussein and Khawla Abu Arabiya adjust their tent to protect the interior from a rainstorm at a temporary camp in Deir al-Balah, in the central Gaza Strip,
The yellow line, the designated point to which the Israeli army withdrew last month as part of the US-brokered peace deal, could soon become the de facto border, dividing the Palestinian enclave.
According to a report by The Guardian, the US is planning for the long-term division of Gaza into a green zone and a red zone, along the current yellow line.
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The report, based on US military planning documents and sources briefed on American plans, said the “green zone” will be under Israeli and international military control, where reconstruction would start, and a “red zone” to be left in ruins.The report, based on US military planning documents and sources briefed on American plans, said the “green zone” will be under Israeli and international military control, where reconstruction would start, and a “red zone” to be left in ruins.
US proposes dividing Gaza into red and green zones secured by international and Israeli troops
A car drives along a muddy road amid destroyed buildings in the Sheikh Radwan neighborhood of Gaza City, Friday, Nov. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)
Foreign forces will initially deploy alongside Israeli soldiers in the east of Gaza, leaving the devastated strip divided by the yellow line, the report said.
Though Israel partially withdrew as part of the first phase of the ceasefire deal, it still controls over 53 per cent of the Palestinian enclave, forcing the entirety of Gaza’s displaced population to reside in less than half of the territory.
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European officials have also expressed concern that the yellow line will become a de facto partition line, permanently alienating most Palestinians from more than half of Gaza.
The reconstruction of Gaza, after two years of war, which destroyed more than 80 per cent of all buildings there, has been a major challenge for the US and the Arab countries, including Qatar and Egypt, which negotiated the peace deal.
US proposes dividing Gaza into red and green zones secured by international and Israeli troops
A woman sits inside her damaged apartment, surrounded by the the rubble of neighboring residences, all devastated by Israeli bombardments, in Gaza City, Friday Nov.14, 2025. (AP Photo/Yousef Al Zanoun)
According to initial estimates, rebuilding of Gaza could cost around $70 billion, and it is likely to be funded by Arab countries like Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the UAE.
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Meanwhile, the US proposal to provide a United Nations mandate for an international stabilisation force in Gaza is facing opposition from Russia, China and some Arab countries, which have expressed unease about a yet-to-be-established Board of Peace that would temporarily govern the territory and the lack of any transitional role for the Palestinian Authority.
According to a report by the Associated Press, China and Russia have called for the “Board of Peace” under President Donald Trump’s ceasefire plan to be removed from the resolution entirely.
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Workers from the Centre for Cultural Heritage Preservation are carrying out restoration work and searching for missing artifacts at the historic Pasha Palace in Gaza City after an Israeli airstrike badly damaged the building during the war in the Gaza Strip. (Photo: AP)
The two countries have also raised concerns over the pathway to an independent Palestinian state and the timeline for the withdrawal of Israeli forces from the Gaza Strip.
According to the US draft circulated this week, after reforms to the Palestinian Authority are “faithfully carried out and Gaza redevelopment has advanced, the conditions may be in place for a credible pathway to Palestinian self-determination and statehood.”
“The United States will establish a dialogue between Israel and the Palestinians to agree on a political horizon for peaceful and prosperous coexistence,” it said.
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