Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (C) speaks to journalists during a visit to  the construction site of a new military border fence between Israel and Jordan, on February 9, 2016. 
Israel has begun construction on a security fence along its border with Jordan, the defence ministry announced, its latest such barrier intended to keep out illegal migrants and militants. The barrier will be 30 kilometres (19 miles) long between the resort city of Eilat and the site of the Sands of Samar and will cost 300 million shekels ($75 million, 70 million euros), according Israeli authorities. / AFP / POOL / MARC ISRAEL SELLEM        (Photo credit should read MARC ISRAEL SELLEM/AFP/Getty Images)