- A six-point list to “fight terrorism and exact a price” is posted on Facebook..
- It was posted after a meeting of Israel’s Security Cabinet.
- The list did not provide detail on how settlement will be strengthened.
In response to the gun assaults that took place in Jerusalem on Friday and Saturday, Israel would “take efforts to enhance settlement,” according to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
After a Security Cabinet meeting on Saturday, Netanyahu announced a six-point plan to “fight terrorism and exact a price from terrorists and those who support them” on his Facebook page.
The statement reads, “Prime Minister Netanyahu has decided on steps to reinforce settlement that will be submitted this week in reaction to the heinous attacks and the celebrations in their wake.
It did not go into specifics about how settlement will be bolstered.
Additional penalties for the relatives of terrorists are also included on the list.
The first item on the list is, “The home of the terrorist who carried out the terrorist act in Jerusalem will be sealed immediately before being demolished.”
The families of terrorists will lose their Israeli identity cards as well as their national insurance privileges and additional perks, the statement said.
Three individuals were hurt and seven people were killed when a shooter opened fire inside a synagogue on Friday.
A 13-year-old kid allegedly shot and injured a father and son on Saturday in East Jerusalem before being “neutralized,” according to the police, by two bystanders with legally owned firearms.
Both instances are viewed as terrorist attacks by the Israeli authorities.
According to the statement released following the meeting, in response, “Firearm licensing will be expedited and expanded to enable thousands more citizens to carry weapons” and “The reinforcement of military and police units, expanded arrests, and focused operations to collect illegal weapons will be carried out.”
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