A section of the earthen barrier, cutting horizontally across the middle of the image, being built by the Israeli military. A section of an earth barrier being built by the Israeli military. Since the ceasefire deal took hold, Palestinians in Gaza have feared Israel would not return the area of Gaza it controls. A section of an earth barrier being built by the Israeli military, right side of image moving top to bottom, in the central Gaza Strip. The Israeli military says it fires on those believed to be militants threatening its troops.