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Israel quietly spending over $1b on rebuilding the Gaza border fence that failed on October 7

Haaretz26 October 2026, 21:53 UTCIsrael

The investment is far from an obvious choice, given that IDF soldiers are stationed nearby along the Yellow Line in the IDF-occupied part of the Gaza Strip. As one source put it, 'yet another example of money being wasted'

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