Israeli forces in Gaza have received orders not to expand their "Yellow Line" westward following a meeting between Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu and Jared Kushner, the US envoy and President Trump's son-in-law, Israeli media reported.
The "Yellow Line" refers to the line to which Israeli forces withdrew as part of phase one of Trump's plan to end the war in Gaza.
Israeli public broadcaster KAN reported Monday evening that "troops in Gaza had received formal orders not to advance the line westward."
The broadcaster also reported that troops had been instructed to document any alleged violations of the ceasefire by Palestinian resistance group Hamas, including using their personal phones when necessary.
The orders were issued after Netanyahu met earlier Monday with Kushner and Board of Peace Director Nickolay Mladenov, according to KAN.
The meeting lasting about four hours came amid growing US pressure on Israel to move forward with phase two of Trump's Gaza plan.
Implementing the ceasefire
Under the original "Yellow Line" outlined in Trump’s 20-point plan presented last September, Israel retained control of slightly more than half of Gaza.
The Israeli army "has since advanced westward in recent months and now effectively controls nearly two-thirds of the territory," KAN reported, adding that Monday's orders marked the first time Israeli forces had been instructed to halt their westward advance.
Kushner arrived in Israel on Sunday evening from Egypt, where he met with President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi and Hamas officials led by political bureau chief Khalil al-Hayya.
Netanyahu is demanding that Hamas fully disarm before Israel begins withdrawing its forces from Gaza, while Hamas says it is prepared to surrender its weapons only if that is accompanied by a phased and orderly Israeli withdrawal.
Netanyahu previously rejected the 15-point plan and insisted on prior disarmament, despite a Board of Peace roadmap calling for parallel implementation.
Mediators continue efforts to implement the ceasefire that took effect last October.
Israeli aggression has killed 1,262 Palestinians and wounded 4,168 others despite ceasefire, according to Gaza's Health Ministry.
Israel has carried out a genocide in Gaza, killing more than 73,000 Palestinians and wounding over 174,000, while destroying roughly 90 percent of the enclave's infrastructure.
