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Israel Builds 25 km Berms, Controls 60% Gaza, Halts Aid Talks

5/25/2026

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Israel erected 25 km of berms on the “yellow line,” walling in Palestinians.
Israel now controls about 60 percent of Gaza, with the “orange line” limiting displaced residents to roughly 35 percent.
The U.S. President Donald Trump-backed Board of Peace, led by Nikolay Mladenov, blames Hamas and notes Israel blocks aid.
Hamas and the Palestinian technocratic National Committee refuse Phase Two talks until Israel allows full aid and withdraws from expanded zones.

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Story summary

Israel erected 25 km of berms on the “yellow line,” walling in Palestinians.
Israel now controls about 60 percent of Gaza, with the “orange line” limiting displaced residents to roughly 35 percent.
The U.S. President Donald Trump-backed Board of Peace, led by Nikolay Mladenov, blames Hamas and notes Israel blocks aid.
Hamas and the Palestinian technocratic National Committee refuse Phase Two talks until Israel allows full aid and withdraws from expanded zones.