GAZA — Quds News Network has obtained a copy of the Israeli repositioning map presented during ongoing ceasefire negotiations. The map reveals a plan that effectively places nearly 40% of the Gaza Strip under permanent Israeli control.
According to the map, Israel proposes a withdrawal not to the pre-war borderline, but to a newly drawn “red line.” This new line cuts deep into Gaza, reaching up to 3 kilometers inside in some areas. The black line represents the established separation barrier. The red line is what Israel wants as its new frontier.
The proposal, if implemented, would prevent more than 700,000 Palestinians from returning to their homes. Instead, it aims to push them into crowded concentration camps in Rafah, in the far south of the Strip.
Analysts say this is not just military repositioning, it’s a roadmap for mass forced displacement.
The map leaves the entire city of Rafah under Israeli military occupation. It shows no plan to restore civilian access to Gaza’s border crossings. This would cut off Palestinians from the outside world by land, keeping all border terminals under Israeli control.
Large swaths of northern Gaza (Beit Lahia, Um al-Nasr, most of Beit Hanoun, and all of Khuza’a) fall inside the proposed Israeli-controlled zone.
Palestinian researcher Mahmoud Al-Aila, based in Gaza, said the Israeli delegation presented this map during negotiations in Doha. He explained that Israel wants to pull its forces back only to the red line, not to the recognized border at the black line. The Palestinian resistance, however, is demanding full withdrawal to the original boundary.
“If this plan goes through, God forbid,” said Al-Aila, “it would redraw Gaza’s map and steal vast areas of land owned by our people.”
Analysts and negotiators warn that this map paves the way for mass expulsion. By concentrating hundreds of thousands of displaced people in Rafah, Israel appears to be setting up a long-term containment zone, what some call a staging area for forced migration to Egypt or the sea.
“This is the second Nakba they want Palestinians to sign off on,” said political analyst Saeed Ziyad. “It’s not a peace plan, it’s a surrender to ethnic cleansing.”
Negotiations have stalled largely due to this issue. Al-Aila confirmed that the Israeli delegation refuses to budge on the red-line withdrawal.
“There is no retreat in talks,” said Al-Aila. “But progress is very slow because of this one point. Still, I believe with full confidence that these sacrifices will not be wasted.”
C. QNN
