Israel builds new fence along Syria border [View all]

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Source: The Australian

ISRAEL is building a new and better fence along its border with Syria to prepare for likely instability after the expected fall of President Bashar al-Assad, a military official says.

The new obstacle aims to strengthen an existing barrier along the 90-kilometre armistice line between the Israeli- and Syrian-controlled part of the Golan Heights, Major Arye Shalicar said.

It will include cameras and trenches, he said.

Israel's border with Syria, secured in some areas by a relatively basic fence, has been considered stable for years.

The Syria conflict is the main reason for the construction of a new one, but the protests of June 5 and May 15, 2011 also played a role, when hundreds of Syrians and Palestinians took Israel by surprise by storming the border to mark the so-called "Naksa" (setback) and "Nakba" (catastrophe).

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