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Israel to build 500-km Jordan border barrier, expand settlements in major Defense Ministry plan

The centerpiece of the security plan is a comprehensive new border barrier stretching approximately 500 kilometers along Israel's border with Jordan, at an estimated cost of NIS 5.5 billion.

The recently fortified border wall between Israel and Lebanon is seen from the Bedouin Arab village of Arab Al Aramshe on November 04, 2026 in the Western Galillee, Israel.
ISRAELI BORDER police operate near Betlehem.

Suspect shot in leg by Border Police at Shuafat crossing near Jerusalem

View of the Israel–Jordan border along the Yarmouk River in the Golan Heights, March 16, 2026.

Israel's border with Jordan vulnerable to terror infiltration, weapons smuggling, locals fear

IDF operates in the buffer zone between Israel and Syria on December 13, 2024.

From Sinai to the Golan: How Israel’s borders are shifting today - opinion


Israel foils smuggling of explosive materials to Gaza in medical crates

Israeli authorities regular foil smuggling attempts at crossings into Hamas-run Gaza Strip

Explosive materials discovered inside crates of medical supplies at the Kerem Shalom Crossing into the Gaza Strip

IDF Chief of Staff Eisenkot warns of 'explosive' fronts surrounding Israel

Eisenkot made the comments at the annual Chief of Staff award for outstanding IDF units.

Israeli forces are seen near a border fence between the Israeli side of the Golan Heights and Syria, November 4, 2017.

Behind The Lines: Who is Qais al-Khazali, and why should you care?

Iraqi Shi’a militia leader visits the Israel-Lebanon border

  QAIS AL-KHAZALI, leader of the Iran-supported force Asaib Ahl al-Haq, speaks during a celebration of final victory over Islamic State, at the Wadi al-Salam cemetery in Najaf, Iraq.

Liberman accuses Finance Ministry of blocking funding for northern defense

IDF believes Hezbollah will try to infiltrate Israeli community in next war

Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman addresses a meeting of local officials in Haifa.

Analysis: Defining Israel’s future borders

Zionism means that Israel should be a Jewish democracy in Eretz Yisrael.

An Israeli soldier walks next to the border fence between Israel and Jordan, in southern Israel near Eilat February 9, 2016.

Analysis: US strategy is missing on Iran's 'land bridge'

In the two months since June, the Iranian-backed regime in Damascus has expanded its power.

Fighters from the Syrian army units and Hezbollah are seen on the western mountains of Qalamoun, near Damascus, in this handout picture provided by SANA

Exclusive: Israel set to deny entry to radical BDS activists

The border authorities will block entry to the famous, significant, and otherwise radical BDS activists.

AN EL AL Boeing 777 aircraft is seen at Ben-Gurion Airport

'The next war will be bloody': A trip along Israel’s tense northern border

“The next war will be pretty bloody for both sides. Israel will evacuate its population and I suggest the Lebanese do the same.”

An Israeli soldier stands near a mobile artillery unit as it fires a shell into southern Lebanon from its position in Zaura, northern Israel, in this July 13, 2006 file picture.

50-YEAR SPECIAL: Relive the Six Day War

Experience the dramatic events of 1967 and how they transformed the State of Israel.

Countdown to the Six Day War Project

If we are not for ourselves, who will be for us? If not now, when?

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