Israel fortifies border with Jordan as Iran seeks new terror path

View from an IDF military watchtower overlooking Jordan.

The longevity of Mideast peace is at stake in the oppressive heat of the biblically rich history of the Jordan Valley, where Joshua led the Jews into Israel.

The Jordan Valley frequently appears in Scripture.John the Baptist led his ministry and baptisms, including Jesus’, in the Valley.“Tourists come to explore it [Jordan Valley region],” said the military official.As a result of theorigins of Christianity and Judaism, the Jordan Valley has been labeled the “Original Bible Belt.”

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After Hamas slaughtered over 1,200 peopleon 10/7, includingmore than 40 Americans, the IDF is reactivating 45 military bases spread out between Israel and Jordan.The IDF said the bases were built after the 1967 Six-Day War and their operation was” discontinued in the late 1990s.IDF Division 96 oversees the sprawling bases filled with bunkers in the Jordan Valley.

�Since the beginning of the year, Division 96 hasthwarted more than 20smuggling attempts involving weapons and narcotics.”

According to the military official, “All walks of life come here [Jordan Valley].The army’s job is to make sure that everybody can live here in peace.” Division 96 covers 250 air miles and approximately 242.3 miles of territory, said the military official.The IDF created Division 96 a little more than a year ago.

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The military official said that a critical piece of its multilayered defense is tobuild a new wall.“The army took everything we learned from 10/7 and revamped the wall.” The military official added the construction of the wall helps to explain why Palestinians are seeking to illegally enter Israel for employment: “They see the wall and realize that their time is now up to come in.”

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He stressed there are legal entry points into Israel from the Jordanian side.

The multipronged new Israeli border system in the Jordan Valley is demarcated by three layers.Named “European Goldfinch,” it is situated across from the defunct historical Adam Bridge, where two Jordanian military outposts are within eyesight.

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Thesecond layer of defenseis the construction of a wall.And the third line of defense is the military bases that lodges Division 96.The IDF official said that the army also increased the number of reserve soldiers.

The Israeli army built another five battalions of soldiers who were never engaged in service or finished their service and wish to return to duty.The reservists “understood the point of history we are in” and their “love for Israel,” said the Israeli military official.

During Israel’s war with Iran, the clerical regime’s forces fired missiles into the Jordan Valley.The bunkers located in the outposts served as a refuge from Iran’s rockets.

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First line of defense.An IDF military outpost sits on the Israeli side of Jordanian border.

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The miltiary official said that “We have the same agenda as Jordan: To keep the border peaceful.”

Benjamin Weinthal reports onIsrael,Iran,Syria,TurkeyandEurope.You can follow Benjamin on Twitter @BenWeinthal, and email him at benjamin.com