The Jewish State’s fortified fence along Egypt’s border to be expanded as gov’t fears armed militants and/or illegal immigrants may exploit the porous border.
By Reuters, Itamar Eichner
>Israel’s security cabinet has approved extending the fortified fence along its Egyptian border into a section of the frontier with neighboring Jordan, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday.
![The then-new fence bordering Egypt seen in 2012 (Photo: Roee Idan) The then-new fence bordering Egypt seen in 2012 (Photo: Roee Idan)](https://images1.ynet.co.il/PicServer3/2012/09/24/4179875/IMG_6532_b.jpg)
But the Netanyahu government worries that African immigrants and armed jihadi infiltrators might try to reach Israel via Jordan after the Egyptian Sinai border was fenced off with a 5 meter (16 foot)-high razor-wire barrier in 2013. Continue Reading »