Israel is bringing part of its West Bank security fence closer to the Green Line. The Defense Ministry said Tuesday that by the end of the month it expected to have a new route for some 20 miles of fence northwest of Jerusalem, after Palestinians successfully petitioned the High Court of Justice against the original route.
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