Netanyahu announces that a new 42 kilometer (26 mile) barrier will be built in the West Bank, in the Hebron area, to prevent Palestinians from entering Israeli territory illegally.
The site, which will extend from Tarkumia to the settlement of Meitar, will include warning systems and will replace the current security barrier in the area. The construction will take a year, according to a statement from the Defense Ministry.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visits the construction site, along with Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman, IDF chief of staff Gadi Eisenkot, Public Security Minister Gilad Erdan, and the Knesset’s Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee chairman Avi Dichter.
“We have decided to close the gaps,” says Netanyahu. “We will prevent illegal Palestinians and attackers from entering Israeli cities. It will be complicated, but we must protect the settlements, and we must also deal with the chain of criminals, including employers, accomplices, and those who host [illegal Palestinians.”
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