In Israel, citizens should be able to obtain a gun permit more easily and quickly in the future. This is one of many measures taken by the government to combat terrorism. The background to this are two attacks in East Jerusalem that left seven dead and several injured.
Exactly what the facilitated acquisition of weapons should look like has not yet been presented. Israel’s security cabinet met on Saturday evening to discuss the situation following the terrorist attacks. It was also decided that relatives of hitmen should be denied social security and health benefits if they themselves support terrorism. It was initially unclear whether and how exactly this should be checked.
Illegal weapons must be collected
Relatives of hitmen could also have their Israeli identity cards revoked in the future. In addition, the army and police will collect illegal weapons in a targeted manner. Further steps will be published at a later date. For example, Israel’s new right-wing government also wants to promote the expansion of settlements in the areas that the Palestinians claim for a future state.
As reported, two terrorist attacks in East Jerusalem on Friday and Saturday killed seven people. Others were injured. On Friday, an attacker opened fire on visitors to a synagogue. Police say the man was shot while trying to escape. On Saturday, a 13-year-old shot and wounded two men in an attack on settlers in the Silvan district. Armed passersby shot at the boy, who then received medical attention.
Prevented further attacks
Friday’s assassin’s house was sealed on Sunday night and will be destroyed afterwards. After the attack, police arrested more than 40 people near the Palestinian. On Saturday night, gunmen in the West Bank attempted another attack on Israelis. According to the army, this could have been prevented. It was initially unclear whether the attacker was dead. In a restaurant near the city of Jericho, a man is said to have fired a shot and fled. Media reported that he was having problems with his gun.
Israel captured the West Bank and East Jerusalem in 1967. Today, just over 600,000 Israeli settlers live there. The Palestinians claim the territories for an independent state of Palestine with the Arab-influenced eastern part of Jerusalem as its capital. Most other states accuse Israel of blatant violation of international law in its settlement policy.
Source: Krone
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