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Yotam Deshe

In a shift that upends decades of reliance on high-tech military barriers, the Israeli government is advancing a multibillion-shekel master plan to populate and fortify the vulnerable frontier.
Hundreds of thousands of weapons are smuggled into Israel every year through the Egyptian and Jordanian borders using sophisticated drones and organized smuggling networks, posing what Israeli officials now define as a strategic threat.
The group purchased eight buildings over 18 years with full-price cash, facilitating Arab emigration and Jewish return to the city.