Netanyahu: We'll surround Israel with fences to 'protect from predators'
- 8 years ago
The government is preparing a plan to entirely surround Israel with a security fence to "protect ourselves from the predators", Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced on Tuesday during a tour of the eastern fence under construction along the length of the Jordanian border.
Netanyahu was accompanied on the tour by Transportation and Intelligence Minister Yisrael Katz , Chief of Staff Gadi Eisenkot, and the GOC Southern Command.
"The advantage of building here and along the Egyptian border is that there are no structures adjacent to the fence, not one kilometer away and not two kilometers away, that could serve as an opening," said the prime minister.
The prime minister said the government is preparing "a multi-year program to surround Israel with security fences in order to protect ourselves in the Middle East as it is today.
Netanyahu was accompanied on the tour by Transportation and Intelligence Minister Yisrael Katz , Chief of Staff Gadi Eisenkot, and the GOC Southern Command.
"The advantage of building here and along the Egyptian border is that there are no structures adjacent to the fence, not one kilometer away and not two kilometers away, that could serve as an opening," said the prime minister.
The prime minister said the government is preparing "a multi-year program to surround Israel with security fences in order to protect ourselves in the Middle East as it is today.