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.



Israel Acknowledges It Assassinated Hamas Leader in Beirut

Deputy political head of Hamas and a founder of the group’s military wing Saleh Arouri. (File photo)
Deputy political head of Hamas and a founder of the group’s military wing Saleh Arouri. (File photo)
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Israel Acknowledges It Assassinated Hamas Leader in Beirut

Deputy political head of Hamas and a founder of the group’s military wing Saleh Arouri. (File photo)
Deputy political head of Hamas and a founder of the group’s military wing Saleh Arouri. (File photo)

Israel acknowledged for the first time it was behind the assassination of Hamas leader Saleh Arouri in Beirut in January 2024.

Arouri, the deputy political head of Hamas and a founder of the group’s military wing, was one of at least five top Hamas leaders assassinated in Lebanon over the past year, according to the year-end review released by Israel’s Shin Bet security service on Tuesday.