708 kilometers - This was supposed to be the length of the security fence along the Green Line.
But to date, only 525 km of them have been built, and an examination by "Israel Today" shows that the built-up part is also perforated, broken and not maintained.
Documentation: Lebanese break through the border fence in Metula and enter Israeli territory, Photo: Amir Shoshani
An inspection we conducted in recent weeks along the route of the fence reveals a harsh reality.
In many parts, the fence is broken or torn, and the wide gaps allow for the smooth passage of Palestinians into Israeli territory.
Absurdity culminates in areas near regulated crossings, where soldiers check on passers-by: Tens of meters from the crossing, there is regular traffic to Israel without control.
This crossing is used by illegal residents, who come to Israel to work every day and are often assisted by organized taxis and even by buses waiting for them on the Israeli side.
It is also used by car thieves, smugglers and burglars, who make the lives of residents bitter at the seam line.
In some cases, Palestinians carried out sexual assaults in localities, and there were also terrorists who crossed the fence to carry out terrorist attacks.
Many of the residents reported severe helplessness on the part of the army and the police and the Border Police, when it is not always clear who is responsible for security. In most places, there is no regular and ongoing presence of security personnel in the fence area.
Moreover, many argue that the defense establishment knows about loopholes - and consciously chooses to turn a blind eye to the "release of valves".
Many residents talk about living in a sense of ongoing fear, and in some places private conservation initiatives have been organized.
Again and again we heard the sentence: "The state will only wake up after a major attack takes place."
There is no presence of security forces.
A section of a fence in the Hefer Valley, Photo: Oren Cohen
This is how Danny Miller, the rabbi of Moshav Ram On in Gilboa, described to us, a breach in the fence that is hundreds of meters from the Jalama crossing.
The thieves from the authority come with a disc welder and cut the gate.
Adjacent to the gate is a wide gap, through which Palestinians pass.
This loophole was fixed four times last month.
It's like a cat and a mouse.
They are breaking in, the army is repairing, and they are breaking in again. "
The picture is also similar south of there, within the boundaries of the Mateh Yehuda Regional Council.
"We call it the 'abandonment fence,'" Gil Mastay, 51, and Dr. Shmaryahu Ben-Pezi, 51, of Moshav Aderet, told us. The prostitute.
"We chattered in fear"
At the southern end of the fence, near the Meitar crossing on Route 60, another record of folly was broken, when buses disembarked near a breach in the fence. .
Dozens of buses are waiting for us on our side, scattering them to work.
Thousands pass through there every day, "says Ari Odds, 45, secretary of the Tene Omarim settlement," while guarding the walls we asked for fear of being harmed. "
The police said:
"We are investing the best efforts, including overt and covert activity, to prevent the entry of Shevachim.
Most of the activity focuses on the arrest of the perpetrators of the phenomenon, who help, mourn and employ Shabachs. These activities significantly reduce the entry of Shabahs.
The IDF spokesman said:
"IDF fighters are deployed in the area in accordance with the assessment of the situation, and use a variety of measures in accordance with the instructions to open fire against anyone who is identified as a destroyer or terrorist in the security fence."
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