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RAMALLAH, PALESTINE - DEC. 15, 2025: A new Israeli plan to build a separation wall between the northern Jordan Valley and the West Bank has sparked Palestinian fears of isolating their communities and farmlands and consolidating the de facto annexation of the occupied territory.Tel Aviv has already built a separation wall between Israel and the West Bank in 2002, a barrier deemed by Palestinians as an “apartheid wall.” In 2004, the International Court of Justice issued an advisory opinion condemning the barrier and deeming it illegal.Now, the Israeli army is planning to build a new wall deep inside the northern Jordan Valley, stretching about 22 kilometers in length and 50 meters in width, to isolate Palestinian communities from their farmlands and grazing areas, according to the Haaretz newspaper.The barrier, called “Scarlet Thread,” will set out the destruction of many Palestinian structures along its route, including homes, livestock pens, greenhouses, and warehouses, as well as water networks, wells, and agricultural land.Haaretz said the wall is part of a broader plan to isolate Palestinian residents across the Jordan Valley, although there has not been a complete roadmap to date.According to an Israeli military document issued last August, the wall will include a military road, earthen embankments, and channels, in addition to a 20-meter-wide “security zone” on both sides, allegedly to protect illegal settlers and prevent arms smuggling. Nearby Palestinian structures are classified in the document as “security gaps” that must be removed.The document was issued by the head of the army’s Central Command, Avi Bluth, and was published by Israeli media.(Footage by Hisham K. K. Abu Shaqra /Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)