Four months after the ceasefire took effect, the yellow ceasefire line still cuts the enclave in half, separating Israeli forces from Hamas terrorists and functioning as a de facto boundary.

President Trump’s 20‑point peace framework framed it as a provisional security line, to be maintained until Hamas disarms and a phased Israeli withdrawal becomes possible.

Even under the most extreme scenario, Israel would still retain a one kilometer buffer zone around Gaza’s perimeter, including the Philadelphi Route, long viewed by Israeli officials as a critical chokepoint for weapons smuggling.