
JERUSALEM — The Israeli government will build a security barrier along the country’s eastern border with Jordan in an attempt to thwart Iranian efforts to stir up violence, Army Radio reported on Monday.
During a closed meeting of the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee, Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant reportedly told lawmakers that the Israel Defense Forces has noticed an increase in Tehran’s involvement in transferring arms and know-how into Judea and Samaria.