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Fences Provide Only Limited Protection
(Ha'aretz) Nadav Shragai - A fence is not a foolproof guarantee of security. In Hermesh, where three women were killed this week, the gunman hid in the Palestinian olive groves outside the fence and then crawled under the fence. Some 38 people have been killed in 13 separate infiltrations into West Bank and Gaza settlements over the past two years. In nine of these incidents, the infiltrators breached a fence surrounding the settlement. In settlements lacking a "sterile space" between the fence and the closest homes, the fences have proven worthless. At the same time, several infiltration attacks were thwarted in unfenced settlements, thanks to patrols conducted in the area and strategically situated observation posts.