Once an offensive-minded force, the IDF thought it could hunker down behind walls and the Iron Dome, while the threat grew on the other side

PM has promised such a security barrier repeatedly over the past decade, an effort expected to cost billions

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Experts say despite tough talk from army, unspoken policy of allowing Palestinian laborers to enter Israel illegally for work will remain as a vital pressure release valve

Soldier is taken to hospital for medical treatment after incident between Egyptian troops and drug traffickers

Hamas spokesman accuses Jewish state of 'heinous crime'; Israeli military accuses Islamic Jihad of placing bomb next to border fence