Satellite images reveal new demolitions along a 1 kilometer-wide path along the border between the Gaza Strip and Israel. Israel has said it wants to establish a buffer zone there, leaving it with more land that the Palestinians want for the creation of their state.
Israel's actions come despite warnings from the United States not to reduce Gaza. The Israeli armed forces refused to answer whether they are in fact in the process of establishing a separation zone, and limited themselves to saying that “several imperative actions are required for the implementation of a defense plan”