The Israeli occupation authorities (IOA) approved the construction of a new section of the Apartheid Wall on Sunday evening.
Israeli media sources said that the Israeli Cabinet gave the green light to rebuilding a 40-km-long section of the separation barrier by replacing its wire sections with a concrete wall from the area of Salem to the Bat Hefer region near Tulkarem in the West Bank.
Israel’s security cabinet unanimously approved the NIS 360 million (USD112) plan to build the wall after it was submitted by army minister Benny Gantz the sources added.
“The barrier will be comprised of concrete protective equipment and additional technological components. It will be up to 9 meters high and will replace the fence that was built about 20 years ago” a statement by the Israeli army ministry said.
The construction work will begin within a few weeks.
