[Ynet News] Alex Fishman - The Israeli army is preparing for the possibility that Palestinian armed groups will improve the range of the rockets they fire from Gaza. The IDF is drafting plans to expand the protection zone to 20 km., three time wider than currently. The plan includes the fortification of schools and strategic sites at a cost of $332 million. About 50,000 residents live within the current 7 km. zone, and expansion to 20 km. will bring that number to 162,000, including residents of the Israeli cities of Ashkelon, Netivot, and Ofakim.
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