Israel in Maps 2025-expanded-30After the invasion of southern Israel and massacres by Hamas and Gazans, Israel launched Operation Swords of Iron. The map depicts the current status of the battlefield, with the blue-striped Israeli security zones around the full periphery of land and the other blue and bluish areas indicating IDF clearing operations. The red center line is the Netzarim crossing and the southern border Philadelphi Corridor. The situation remains fluid in January 2025. Credit, key and interactive GIS map here.