The Israeli web portal "Walla" reported that Israel would continue building a border wall by building another segment extending to Eilat city to prevent Africans from illegally crossing into Israel. The site added that the Israeli Ministry of Defense will request U.S. $300 million (1.8 billion EG) from the Israeli government to build a wall around the city of Eilat. Walla reported said that the wall would extend 65 miles (104 km) to the south of Israel. The Southern command of the Israeli army will build another 120 miles (192 km) in 2012. The site said it was not scheduled to build a fence around the resort city, but Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu decided after an attack last August to build a wall around the city extending from Taba, on the Egyptian border. Officials in the Israeli Ministry of Defense have requested accelerating the building process. The Israeli Ministry of Interior said 1200 Africans have crossed the border illegally.