A new West Bank road from Samda to Yatir in the Lachish region of Israel is being completed by the Jewish National Fund. The road was begun by Jordan before the Six-Day War but stopped short of the former armistice line. Now the line is being crossed. The new link will shorten the distance between Jerusalem and the southern Dead Sea area by 17 miles. Benefiting will be travellers to Arad, Sodom and Masada.
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