Although the two countries signed a peace agreement in 1994, Israel is increasingly concerned about the potential for mass-infiltration from Jordanian territory in the east. Military assessments indicate that this risk has grown considerably since the Hamas massacre on Oct. 7, 2023.
The border outposts, reportedly built in the 1960s, are being reactivated for the first time since the 1970s in response to the escalating threat. The fortifications stretch for approximately 80 kilometers (50 miles), covering about 20% of the 400-kilometer (250-mile) border between Israel and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. Although the two countries signed a peace agreement in 1994, Israel is increasingly concerned about the potential for mass-infiltration from Jordanian territory in the east. Military assessments indicate that this risk has grown considerably since the Hamas massacre on Oct. 7, 2023.
The border outposts, reportedly built in the 1960s, are being reactivated for the first time since the 1970s in response to the escalating threat. The fortifications stretch for approximately 80 kilometers (50 miles), covering about 20% of the 400-kilometer (250-mile) border between Israel and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. (Ed note: Remember, as both Bill Salus and Hal Lindsey have well said, "The peace treaties with Jordan and Egypt are as thin as the paper they are printed upon." This thing ain't over.) (Read More)
