(Jerusalem Post) Nina Gilbert - The IDF will stay positioned in the territory beyond the security fence that overlooks Ben-Gurion Airport, and is putting a priority on completing the security barrier in the Jerusalem area by the end of July, Deputy Chief of Staff Maj.-Gen. Dan Halutz, nominated as the next IDF chief of staff, told the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee Monday. "We are not ceding the territory" of the Ben-Gurion enclave, he said, adding that there would be a physical presence of troops in addition to technological means employed in the area. Halutz said the fence was not aimed at blocking ground-to-air threats.
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