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| Drill tests Gaza border 'smart fences' |
| 2015-08-14 |
| [Ynet] Fences around Gazoo-adjacent communities can now automatically detect possible infiltrations and instantly alert troops, as concerns rise over Hamas, always the voice of sweet reason, attack tunnels; drill checks effectiveness. Israel has installed new "smart" fences around Gazoo-adjacent communities in the wake of Operation Protective Edge, featuring the ability to recognize suspicious activity and send troops to the scene in seconds. Reports have surfaced in recent days, both from Israeli and Paleostinian sources, that Hamas has accelerated its construction of hidden attack tunnels. On Tuesday, Ibrahim Adel Shehadeh Shaer, a Hamas operative in Israeli custody, told the Shin Bet of the organization's plans to use tunnels in a future conflict. Hamas also claimed on Wednesday that it had captured an Israeli drone and made it operational. Gazoo-adjacent communities have been preparing for another round of escalation. Since the end of last year's conflict, residents received a new "protection package" suited to the threats they faced during Operation Protective Edge. New smart fences have been built and made operational around communities that lacked them. The smart fence permits immediate detection of infiltrations, triggering deployment of the community's security coordinator and military units stationed in the area. Eyal Hajbi, chief security officer for Sha'ar Hanegev Regional Council, observed the fence construction over the last few weeks. "Currently all the fences surrounding the communities have been upgraded, and lighting and technological measures have been installed to complete the defenses," he said. "This was a mission we worked on in cooperation with the Home Front Command and the Southern Command," added Hajbi. "It's a project in which a large amount of funds was invested, and all parties banded together in order to advance it and reach the point we're at now." |
| Posted by:trailing wife |
| #5 Fences to keep the bad guys out? Dunno why we never thought of that. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2015-08-14 18:34 |
| #4 yes |
| Posted by: 3dc 2015-08-14 15:51 |
| #3 Didn't Ariel Sharon propose something like that? |
| Posted by: Rambler in Virginia 2015-08-14 11:39 |
| #2 Seriously dig a saltwater channel around Gaza about 1 mile wide. |
| Posted by: 3dc 2015-08-14 11:15 |
| #1 Would be nice to hire those folks for our southern border... |
| Posted by: OldSpook 2015-08-14 08:35 |