Israel's defense minister announced the construction of a fence on the border with Jordan

Israeli Defense Minister Yisrael Katz said he will push for the construction of a security fence on the country's border with Jordan.

"We are recording Iran's relentless efforts to create an eastern front against Israel. I have decided to actively promote the construction of a fence on the border between Israel and Jordan. We will do it very quickly," The Jerusalem Post quoted the head of Israel's defense ministry as saying.

Katz made this statement during a visit to the Israeli Army Central Command (IDF).

Deception by blows: things escalated in Lebanon amid truce talks

The UN mission said the Israelis are going deeper into the country

The day before in Israel recorded 30 rockets that came from Lebanon. This was reported on November 24 in the press service of the Israeli army (IDF). It is noted that the rockets were launched between 13:00 and 13:08 (from 14:00 to 14:08 Moscow time), after sirens sounded in the areas of Upper Galilee, Western Galilee, Haifa Bay and Hakarmel.

Earlier, on November 23, the IDF struck the Jusiyah crossing point (checkpoint) on the Syria-Lebanon border. Prior to that, on November 20, Israel struck the city of Palmyra in Syria's Homs province. Residential buildings and an industrial zone were shelled.

The situation in the Middle East escalated in the morning of October 7, 2023, when the Palestinian radical movement Hamas subjected the territory of Israel to a massive rocket attack from the Gaza Strip. On the same day, Israel began retaliatory strikes.