JERUSALEM (VINnews) — The Defense Ministry announced Monday that construction has officially begun on the first two sections of an upgraded security barrier along Israel’s border with Jordan.
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The initial sections, totaling approximately 80 kilometers in length, are located in the northern portion of the border.
In a statement, the ministry said it will continue coordinating with the Israel Defense Forces to plan subsequent sections while “formulating the defensive concept for the border and the means required for it.”
The comprehensive project will upgrade the security fence along the entire 425-kilometer (264-mile) border with Jordan, stretching from the Samar Sands north of Eilat, through Judea and Samaria, to the southern Golan Heights.
The full initiative is estimated to cost NIS 5.5 billion ($1.7 billion), according to the Defense Ministry.