In a move seen as collective punishment, Israel’s PM Benjamin Netanyahu announced plans for Israelis to easily get firearms after convening a security meeting.
Seven people were killed in a pair of shooting outside East Jerusalem.
The shooting comes after Israeli forces killed 9 Palestinians in the occupied west bank city of Janin resulting in a fire exchange between Israel and Gaza. Israel forces have killed 32 people this month.
Netanyahu promised to expedite gun permits for Israeli citizens and to step up efforts to collect “illegal weapons as he vowed to seal off the homes of the suspected assailants immediately ahead of demolition “to exact an additional price from those who support terrorism.
social security benefits for the families of attackers will be canceled and new steps to “strengthen” illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank will be carried out according to his office.
Netanyahu Announces Plans To Arm Israelis After Jerusalem Attack
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