[Ha'aretz] Amos Harel and Avi Issacharoff - Monday's attack demonstrated the ease of crossing the Egyptian border. Southern Command officers spoke Monday about plans to build a fence and deploy observation devices along the border, but in response to three fatalities, the state will not spend NIS 3 billion to build a fence all along the Egyptian border. Israel's intelligence in Gaza is growing weaker. Relatives of the suicide bomber said he had spoken of his plan for a suicide bombing last week. This could not have happened in the West Bank, where Israel's security services would be onto him immediately. Without a military presence, Gaza is slipping from the scrutiny of Israeli intelligence.
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