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Israel Upgrades West Bank Security Barrier
(Jerusalem Post) Seth J. Frantzman - West of Hebron, illegal Palestinian workers cut holes in the security fence with Israel every day. Although tens of thousands of Palestinians have legal permits to cross into Israel for work, there are also tens of thousands who seek to enter illegally. After the Sarona Market attack in Tel Aviv on June 8, whose perpetrators reached Israel through this area, the government decided to build a concrete barrier stretching 44 km. from the Tarqumiya crossing to Meitar. The army has begun construction at four points along the route, laying down twenty large concrete slabs a day. It will take a year to complete.