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Sea Barrier Separating Israel From Gaza Completed

A general view shows the water border line betwen Israel and the Gaza Strip | REUTERS
A general view shows the water border line betwen Israel and the Gaza Strip | REUTERS
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Sea Barrier Separating Israel From Gaza Completed

A general view shows the water border line betwen Israel and the Gaza Strip | REUTERS
A general view shows the water border line betwen Israel and the Gaza Strip | REUTERS

The Israeli army announced the completion of the construction of a sea barrier between Israel and Gaza after seven months of work.

According to military sources, the border fence is 6 meters high and 200 meters long. It contains sophisticated technological systems and is designed to prevent infiltration by sea to Israeli towns located near areas along the northern Gaza Strip. The fence will also allow uncovering tunnels.

The sources added that the sea barrier was built on a wall of huge rocks that had been planted in the seabed on the northern border of the Gaza Strip. The fence contains precise sensors.

The decision to build an upgraded naval barrier was decided following Palestinian attempts to infiltrate into the surrounding towns, Israel says.

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US Secretary of State Speaks with Lebanese Parliament Speaker about Situation

Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri meets with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi in Beirut, Lebanon, Friday, Oct. 4, 2024. (AP)
Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri meets with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi in Beirut, Lebanon, Friday, Oct. 4, 2024. (AP)
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US Secretary of State Speaks with Lebanese Parliament Speaker about Situation

Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri meets with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi in Beirut, Lebanon, Friday, Oct. 4, 2024. (AP)
Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri meets with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi in Beirut, Lebanon, Friday, Oct. 4, 2024. (AP)

Lebanon’s Speaker of Parliament Nabih Berri received a phone call from the US Secretary of State, Anthony Blinken on Friday, which lasted about 40 minutes, during which they discussed the situation in Lebanon amid the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah, a statement from the speaker's office said.

The conflict erupted one year ago when the Iranian-backed group began launching rockets at northern Israel in support of the Palestinian group Hamas, at the start of the Gaza war.

It has intensified in recent weeks, with Israel bombing southern Lebanon, Beirut's southern suburbs and the Bekaa Valley, killing many of Hezbollah's top leaders, and sending ground troops across the border. Hezbollah for its part has fired rockets deeper into Israel.

Hezbollah deputy leader Naim Qassem had earlier this week said the party backed moves by Berri, a Hezbollah ally, to secure a halt to the fighting.

Israel says its campaign in Lebanon aims to make northern Israel safe for tens of thousands of people forced to leave over the last year by Hezbollah rocket fire.

Its expanded operation has displaced more than 1.2 million people, according to the Lebanese government, which says more than 2,100 people have been killed and more than 10,000 wounded in over a year of fighting.