The cabinet discussed the construction of a barrier along Israel's southern border on Sunday.

Throughout the discussion Prime Minister Netanyahu stated, "Israel is the only state in the advanced world that may be reached on foot from Africa. The result of which are security problems and the issue of growing illegal infiltrators, which we must deal with.

"Our decisions in the suggested framework are not designed to deny the correct of conflict refugees' entrance to into the Say of Israel. This issue is not on the agenda and this right will be maintained. Nonetheless, we will discuss the possibility of building a fence and technological obstacles along the border for several hundred kilometers."

"In the end, the plot, which we will determine upon at a further meeting, will be spread over several years. The work itself will start this year and I judge that it will stabilize Israel's borders, an target shared by all Israelis.