Netanyahu: We'll surround Israel with fences

Facing widespread security challenges, the Israeli government is preparing a plan to entirely surround Israel with a security fence to protect it from what its Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu calls "predators."

Netanyahu announced the plan on Tuesday during a tour of the eastern fence under construction along the length of the Jordanian border.

The eastern fence is designed to safeguard an illegal airport being built in the Timna Valley, and it includes observation posts.

The cost of building the fence's 30 kilometers and fortifying the airport stands at NIS 288 million.

Five of the 30 kilometers approved by the Cabinet have been built since September.