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Comptroller Warns of Oct. 7–Style Threat to Jerusalem as Reports Cite 6,000 Weekly Fence Breaches

The audit faults unclosed barrier gaps alongside years of unimplemented crossing reforms.

Overview

  • A security source quoted in Israeli media reports roughly 6,000 weekly infiltrations through breaches near Qalandiya and Neve Yaakov, up from about 3,000 before the war.
  • The State Comptroller’s audit says only 61% of Jerusalem’s seam line is protected, with major unbarriered stretches including 11‑kilometer and six‑kilometer gaps.
  • A 2005 decision to transfer crossings to civilian control remains unimplemented, and police operate crossings without a formal doctrine, with only two of 16 led by authorized commanders.
  • The report cites fractured responsibility and poor intelligence‑sharing among the IDF, police, Border Guard and Shin Bet, noting diverted Border Guard manpower and inconsistent incident reporting.
  • Comptroller Matanyahu Englman names senior political and security leaders and urges immediate fixes, linking identified breaches to the Sept. 8 Ramot attack that killed six Israelis.