Defense Ministry begins upgrading 'Hourglass' fence in Gaza
The Defense Ministry has begun upgrading the 'Hourglass' fence in Gaza, based on lessons from October 7 and the war against Hezbollah. Upgrades include reinforcing gates, openings for troop passage, engineering operations for winter, technologies against fiber-optic drones, and advanced collection measures.
The Defense Ministry began this month upgrading the 'Hourglass' fence in the Gaza Strip, based on lessons from October 7 and the war against Hezbollah. The upgrades include reinforcing border gates to make them harder to breach and allow troop passage, soil analysis and engineering operations ahead of winter due to soil erosion, secure openings for rapid troop movement, integration of technologies against fiber-optic drones used by Hezbollah, and preparations to integrate advanced collection measures. The article notes that after October 7, criticism was leveled at the fence, which was breached in dozens of locations, but emphasizes that the fence was primarily intended to mark the border line and alert to infiltrations. According to General Staff investigations, the fence fulfilled its purpose, but it was decided to upgrade it due to changes in border areas. It was also revealed that Hamas conducted experiments on the fence before the attack, but the Southern Command did not understand the significance and did not update the Border and Seam Management.