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.



Iran Says it Has Recovered Nilforushan’s Body Killed Alongside Nasrallah in Beirut

File photo of Abbas Nilforushan
File photo of Abbas Nilforushan
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Iran Says it Has Recovered Nilforushan’s Body Killed Alongside Nasrallah in Beirut

File photo of Abbas Nilforushan
File photo of Abbas Nilforushan

Iran said Friday that it had recovered the body of a Revolutionary Guard general killed alongside Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah in an Israeli strike last month in Beirut’s southern suburbs.

The Revolutionary Guard Corps said in a statement that the time of transferring the body to Iran and the funeral and burial plans will be announced later.

Nilforushan, a top commander of the Quds Force, the IRGC's foreign operations arm, was killed September 27 alongside Nasrallah.