The map above shows the progress of a berm being constructed by Israel in Gaza that isolates the areas which Israel controls from the rest of the territory. (AP Digital Embed)

A satellite image from Planet Labs PBC shows a section of an earthen barrier, cutting horizontally across the middle of the image, being built by the Israeli military in the southern Gaza Strip, July 15, 2026. On one side are two military bases, and on the other the Palestinian tent city of Muwasi. (Planet Labs PBC via AP)

This satellite image from Planet Labs PBC shows a section of an earthen barrier being built by the Israeli military in the northern Gaza Strip, July 8, 2026. To the left is the demolished town of Beit Lahia, and at right a defunct sewage treatment plant. (Planet Labs PBC via AP)

A satellite image from Planet Labs PBC shows a section of an earthen barrier being built by the Israeli military in the central Gaza Strip, July 7, 2026. The Bureij refugee camp is visible on the left, with the Wadi Gaza stream interrupting the barrier. An Israeli military base is on the other side. (Planet Labs PBC via AP)

A satellite image from Planet Labs PBC shows a section of an earthen barrier being built by the Israeli military, seen starting at top center of image and moving down at an angle to the left, near the city of Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, July 7, 2026. Two Israeli military bases are visible in the demolished town of Bani Suheila. (Planet Labs PBC via AP)

This satellite image from Planet Labs PBC shows a section of an earthen barrier being built by the Israeli military, right side of image moving top to bottom, in the central Gaza Strip, July 1, 2026. At left is the Maghazi refugee camp, and on the other side are homes demolished by the military. (Planet Labs PBC via AP)

In this photo released by the Inter Services Public Relations, Iran's Interior Minister Eskandar Momeni, left, meets with Pakistan's Army Chief Field Marshal Asim Munir in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Tuesday, July 21, 2026. (Inter Services Public Relations via AP)

In this photo released by the Pakistan Prime Minister Office, Iran's Interior Minister Eskandar Momeni, left, meets with Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, right, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Tuesday, July 21, 2026. (Pakistan Prime Minister Office via AP)