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Israel Begins Huge Gaza Barrier Project

• AntiWar.com

In what stands to be a massive project, Israel's Southern Command has begun the construction of a "huge barrier around the Gaza Strip," which is going to include multiple fences and walls on the surface, as well as underground barriers to try to prevent tunnels being dug.

The surface-level fences and walls are said to mirror what Israel built on the Egypt border, but the underground effort is something new, and exactly how much it's going to cost is unclear. Despite not having the money appropriated, the project has begun.

Estimates have put the cost at around $800 million, with some even higher. The existing border fence appears to have been working fine, beyond the occasional report of a tunnel from Gaza into Israeli territory.


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