Security Fence and Border Administration

 


Established in 2006, the Security Fence and Border Administration, under the leadership of Brigadier General Eran Ofir, falls under the authority of the Israel Ministry of Defense and the Israel Defense Forces. Reporting directly to the Director General of the Ministry of Defense and the IDF Chief of the General Staff, the administration maintains strong ties with all branches of the IDF and the Ministry of Defense to ensure the successful execution of various projects, primarily focused on Israel's borders.

 

The administration adopts an integrated approach, collaborating closely with the IDF and the Ministry of Defense throughout the stages of engineering design, product planning, and budget management. This collaborative effort extends to shared infrastructures, execution, and ongoing maintenance, ensuring both operational effectiveness and efficiency.

 

Specializing in complex projects, the Security Fence and Border Administration integrates all IDF branches and additional Israeli defense bodies. Its responsibilities encompass implementing Israel's operational response within the country's borders, covering security barriers, fences, roads, national sites, and more. Additionally, the administration oversees the maintenance of all border protection components.

 

With over 1,100 km of security fence along Israel's borders, along with thousands of kilometers of communication fibers, the Security Fence and Border Administration strengthens and expands its operational response along the country's borders at all times.

 

Vision:

To constitute a leading and professional organization within the IDF and the Israel Ministry of Defense, serving as a knowledge hub in infrastructure, technologies, ICT, and maintenance. The administration strives to centralize different national and multi-branch bodies, providing an operational response and fostering an innovative, learning, and renewing organization that encourages employee excellence.

 

Designation:

  • Establish and manage projects within Israel's borders, overseeing project planning, budgeting, execution, and maintenance.
  • Act as a regulatory authority for the establishment of infrastructures and the development and maintenance of border protection defense technologies. This includes integration with all relevant factors within the IDF, the Israeli defense establishment, and additional governmental and defense bodies.
  • Serve as a professional authority within the defense establishment for implementing physical and technological infrastructure components in the operational concept for defending national borders.
  • Function as a center of technological knowledge for multidimensional defense systems on Israel's borders.
  • Act as the executive arm of the Director General of the Ministry of Defense and the IDF Deputy Chief of the General Staff, managing and executing unique border projects as required.​