Failure of the fence: The 970 km of the seam line are breached every week at dozens of points, and the IDF has no answer

Hundreds of Palestinians are entering Israel through breaches.

The IDF's temporary measure is a curling fence, but recently Palestinians have begun digging trenches under the wall. The size of the forces along the line has decreased, and the instructions to open fire are unclear. The IDF is also not interested in firing on workers.

The result: an intrusion fence

Amir Bohbot

21/06/2022

Tuesday, 21 June 2022, 07:15 Updated: 07:29

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In the video: Amir Bohbot reports from the seam line on the continuation of breaches in the fence despite the decline in the wave of attacks (Photo: Amir Bohbot)

Three masked men with tools in their hands broke into Kibbutz Bahan in the Hefer Valley yesterday morning (Monday), with the intention of breaking into houses.

Rapid action by security forces in the settlement escaped them, but re-raised the defense problems at the seam line: Every night, Palestinians break through the fence in dozens of hotspots along 970 km, from the Tarkumiya crossing to the Jalma crossing

. He entered the area of ​​the Green Line in the area of ​​the Doctor's Gate, not far from Kibbutz Bahan and the Zemer local council. The IDF uncovered an area, placed large stones on the access road to the fence and brought forces to the scene.

"At first they deterred the Palestinians and there was a very large drop in infiltrations," he added, "but two months later forces flattened and again the breaches in the fence returned.

Fixed riots make it difficult for IDF forces. Gaps in the perimeter fence, yesterday (Photo: Amir Bohbot)

Constant riots along the seam line make it difficult for IDF forces to secure the line. One of them is the Doctor's Gate.

Until a few weeks ago, an artillery battalion secured the seam line in the Menashe sector, between Bahan and Zemer and the Jenin sub-district.

But recently the 46th Battalion of the 401st Brigade of the Armored Corps arrived in the area, and the size of the forces dropped dramatically.

"There is a force standing at a point with a tent and sleeping in the field, and one soldier patrolling alone for several kilometers," said a military source in the Menashe Brigade.

"Until the fighter reaches the end of his border, the Palestinians can cross. Most of the time it happens at night and not during the day. The way the observations detect an intrusion, a motorized patrol jumps to a point. If there are several infiltrations in parallel, it is a problem."

According to the source, the IDF was able to develop a method of transmitting information on WhatsApp to each sector.

Is it enough?

of course not".

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It is possible to make the transition difficult, but there are not enough soldiers for all the missions.

The Separation Fence, June 20, 2022 (Photo: Amir Bohbot)

On the other hand, an officer in the sector said: "The IDF never said that there would be a 100% closure of the seam line.

Probably until there is no wall.

Fence consciousness is gone.

It is possible to make a deterrent, it is possible to challenge the Palestinians and make it difficult for them to cross, but there are not enough soldiers for all the missions. "

Significant decrease in the volume of praise

The officer from the sector referred to the excavated passages and loopholes: "We know that there is an effort to cross under the wall but it is factually difficult to cross it, there are tours available that move along the seam line and can make chases, and observations announcing infiltration. "In the Menashe Airport (Jenin sub-district) and it is easy to pass, then the tour and observations do not really help, because there are many crossings with an emphasis on the night and early morning."

The officer said, in addition, that there is a significant decrease in the volume of GSS, but but still hundreds of Palestinians cross every week. "There are dozens of loopholes every week.

We fixed them and then they break in again.

There are 23 battalions in Judea and Samaria, but not all of them are engaged in securing the seam line. The majority are engaged in defending the deputies and localities and arresting activities.

"Most of their business is not the seam line at all."

"Effort to get under the wall."

The separation fence in the Bethlehem area (Photo: Reuters)

Military sources stressed that the Menashe area around the Jenin district is a center for the construction of a wall that will be accelerated following the budget received from the government after the deadly attacks in the various cities.

Focus the shooting at the fence destroyers

Fire opening instructions are one of the most sensitive issues along the seam line.

While the IDF officially claims that they are clear to all commanders and soldiers, various directives can be seen from sector to sector. Awakens when a Palestinian who crosses is identified as an adult worker with a food bag and not as a threat

. .

An officer in the sector said: "We are focusing the shooting at fence destroyers. This is the main story. And yes, the Palestinian worker knows he was not shot. A fence destroyer and a terrorist is something else."

The officer further said that they are not necessarily in a hurry to use firing but means to disperse demonstrations, and arrest before warning firing.

At the beginning of the wave of terror, the reinforcement of the Judea and Samaria Division and the seam line reached a peak in recent years, but a few months later reservists were recruited, and the regular force decreased to allow them to go to training. On land for war, so there is an attempt here to manage risks - want to thwart an attack on the Israeli home front, but also speed up the pace of training.

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