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Israel Issues Orange-Line Map, Restricts Aid to 11% Gaza

4/30/2026

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Israel gave aid groups a map marking an orange-line zone covering 11 % of Gaza beyond the October ceasefire Yellow Line, not released publicly.
The Israeli military requires humanitarian groups to coordinate in the orange-line zone, whose boundaries COGAT says are set by assessments.
Resident Rani Ashour says camp residents lack water and aid, while analysts estimate Israel controls about 64 % of Gaza, confining 2 million people to a coastal strip.

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Israel gave aid groups a map marking an orange-line zone covering 11 % of Gaza beyond the October ceasefire Yellow Line, not released publicly.
The Israeli military requires humanitarian groups to coordinate in the orange-line zone, whose boundaries COGAT says are set by assessments.
Resident Rani Ashour says camp residents lack water and aid, while analysts estimate Israel controls about 64 % of Gaza, confining 2 million people to a coastal strip.