Satellite imagery analysis indicates that Israel has reinforced a permanent military presence across the Gaza Strip through new construction, infrastructure expansion and the demolition of Palestinian property, despite the ceasefire in force since October.

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Research conducted by the investigative group Forensic Architecture identified at least 13 new Israeli military outposts built inside Gaza between October 10 and December 2, while 48 previously existing positions were consolidated and expanded. The findings suggest preparations for a long-term deployment rather than temporary military activity.

According to the analysis, the newly built structures are concentrated along the so-called “yellow line,” east of Khan Younis and near the Israeli border. The reshaping of the terrain in these areas points to sustained control of the territory, with military installations embedded into the landscape.

Israel now controls more than 50 percent of the Gaza Strip and has expanded this control through coordinated construction and demolition in occupied areas. These zones have been interconnected by newly built roads, facilitating logistical movement between military sites and reinforcing what researchers describe as an integrated network of illegal settlements established as part of the occupation.

The investigation also documents the construction of a new road in Khan Younis that reroutes Israel’s Magen Oz military corridor so that it runs entirely within Israeli-controlled territory. Military expansion has been accompanied by the systematic destruction of Palestinian buildings. Structures that were not destroyed during earlier attacks were demolished after the ceasefire came into effect, clearing land for new outposts and military roads.

The peace plan proposed by former U.S. President Donald Trump stipulated that Israel would neither occupy nor annex Gaza and that withdrawal would occur gradually toward an initial “yellow line.” However, since the ceasefire began, Israeli forces have occupied additional areas, marking control through at least 27 yellow blocks located west of the originally designated control zone.

Mouin Rabbani, a former United Nations official and senior analyst on Israeli-Palestinian affairs, said the findings reflect a historical pattern in which the Israeli regime creates irreversible facts on the ground.

Overall, the data reveal a scenario in which the Trump peace proposal has been used to consolidate Israeli control while no tangible progress has been made toward a gradual withdrawal. During this period, Israeli forces have continued attacks on Palestinian territory, actions that have displaced thousands of Palestinian refugees who were forced to leave their areas following Israeli violations of the ceasefire.

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