Army Radio cites Gallant as saying at a Knesset Foreign Affairs and Military Committee meeting that “‘terror’ organizations have identified [the West Bank] as a weak spot, and direct many resources there for attacks. Looking ahead, we intend to erect a barrier on the border with Jordan as well.”
There is an aging fence along the 309-kilometer [192-mile] border Jordan shares with Occupied Palestine.
A 30-kilometer [18-mile] portion of the border with Jordan, near “Eilat” and the new Ramon Airport, has been upgraded similarly to “Israel’s” border barriers with Egypt and the Gaza Strip.
“Israel” shelled out $88 million for the small section of the border near “Eilat”, meaning that a project to cover the whole Jordanian border would likely cost billions of shekels.
