Israel to build wall around Jewish settlements along Gaza border
JERUSALEM (AA) – Israel’s Defense Ministry said Thursday that the country would build a 4.6 km long wall around Jewish settlements along the Gaza border.
In a statement, the ministry said that work on the project, aiming to protect the settlements from anti-tank missiles launched from Gaza, had already started.
In recent years, Jewish settlements on the border with the Gaza Strip have been subject to anti-tank missile strikes.
In November 2018, an Israeli military bus that infiltrated Gaza was hit by an anti-tank missile fired by the Al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas, injuring a soldier.