A fence along the border was first constructed by Israel in 1971 [7] as a security barrier, and has been rebuilt and upgraded since. It was constructed by Israel to control the movement of people as well as goods between the Gaza Strip and Israel, which it could not achieve by normal border crossings. [citation needed]

Oct 10, 2023 · On the morning of October 7 — a date that will long be marked as one of the Jewish people’s darkest days — Israel’s security concept crumbled as Hamas terrorists streamed through, over, and...

Oct 12, 2023 · This map identifies six points on the Israel-Gaza border fence where video evidence confirms Hamas militants crossed over to Israel. While the Israel Defense Forces have said there were between 20 and 30 entry points, these are the only ones that ABC News can confirm with video so far.

Dec 7, 2021 · NETIV HA’ASARA — Standing in the shadow of a 30-foot-high concrete wall, top defense officials announced Tuesday that Israel had completed construction of a massive barrier running the length of...

Oct 11, 2023 · Israel has retaken control of the Gaza border fence breached by Palestinian Hamas gunmen who carried out a weekend mass-incursion, and is planting mines in the parts where the barrier was toppled ...

Oct 11, 2023 · Israel long thought the high-tech security barrier dividing it from the Gaza Strip — bristling with razor wire, cameras and sensors, and fortified with a concrete base against tunnels and...

Dec 11, 2021 · Stretching along the entire boundary between Israel and the Gaza Strip, Israel's new $1.1bn iron wall and fence was hailed as the “only one of its kind in the world” as it was inaugurated...

Dec 7, 2021 · Israel has announced the completion of a sensor-equipped underground wall on its side of Gaza, a countermeasure developed after Hamas used tunnels to repel its troops during a 2014 invasion of...

May 16, 2018 · A snaking metal fence that divides the Gaza Strip from Israel has become the latest focal point in a generations-long conflict between Arabs and Jews in the area.

Dec 11, 2021 · Unlike conventional border fences, the new high-tech Gaza barrier runs both above and below the ground, literally blocking Hamas from constructing new attack tunnels into the State of Israel.