Israel building earthen barrier that splits Gaza in half

Israeli forces are building an earthen barrier that will divide Gaza roughly in two, according to satellite imagery examined by The Associated Press. Israeli media reported this week that the military now controls close to 70 percent of Gaza, well beyond the roughly half of the territory its forces were expected to hold under the first phase of a US-brokered framework agreement aimed at ending Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza. Israel and Hamas signed the plan in October.