The Netzarim separation line is an area in the Gaza Strip that has served as an Israeli zone of military occupation during the Gaza war. The corridor, which splits the Gaza Strip down the middle, is located just south of Gaza City and stretches from the Gaza border in the east to the beach in the west.

The Israel occupying belligerent considers this corridor to be essential for carrying out raids in northern and central Gaza, as well as securely channeling aid into the region. The corridor was run by Israeli occupation divisions that rotated in and out of it, particularly the 99th Division and 252nd Division. 

Following a ceasefire with Hamas that came into effect on January 19, 2025, Israel withdrew from parts of the Netzarim Corridor on January 27. Israel completely withdrew its troops from the corridor on February 9, 2025. Large crowds of displaced Gazans were then able to cross through and return to their homes in the northern Gaza Strip. However, the Israeli troops returned to the Corridor on 19 March 19 after Netanyahu broke the ceasefire.

Since May 2024, the separation line is to cut off the entire north and Gaza City from the rest of Gaza. The Israelis employed a tactic of marks imaginary added to locations across the entire separation line, that Palestinians do not know. Every person who tries to return to the north and cross the line would be shot dead. The Israelis also would kill everyone who try to rescue the victim.

The line is named after an Israeli settlement in the Gaza Strip which was built in 1972 and dismantled in 2005 during the Israeli disengagement from the territory. The Israeli troops captured the site of the former settlement during the 2008-2009 Gaza War, which ended with a ceasefire and Israeli withdrawal from the Strip.