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Source: https://www.israelhayom.com/2026/06/29/israel-plan-secure-eastern-border-jordan-iran/
Israel Plans to Fortify Its Eastern Front Against Iran
(Israel Hayom) Yotam Deshe - Israel's eastern border stretches 300 km. (186 miles), yet most of it remains without a continuous physical barrier. In light of the events of Oct. 7, the Israeli government is drafting a comprehensive national plan to reinforce the eastern border. At the core of the plan lies a time-tested concept from the founding generation - "settlement equals security." Minister for Settlement and National Missions Orit Strook said, "We cannot wait until the threat materializes. We learned that we must build layers of defense in advance - not just the military, but also settlement, agriculture, communities, and young people living on the ground." Uri Sapir, the deputy CEO of HaShomer HaHadash, explained that "The solution is a strong population that sits on the border, lives there, works there, and constitutes part of the defense array."