Israel announces measures against ‘families of terrorists’ following attacks in east Jerusalem
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The Israeli security cabinet has announced measures to revoke certain rights of “terrorist families” after two attacks in east Jerusalem, one of which killed seven people near a synagogue.
Ahead of the meeting late Saturday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had promised a “strong” and “swift” response to the attacks carried out by two Palestinians from annexed east Jerusalem.
Afterwards the security cabinet announced measures to revoke the rights to social security of “the families of terrorists that support terrorism”. It also said there will be a discussion Sunday by the council of ministers over a bill to revoke their Israeli identity cards.
The measures announced are in line with proposals from Netanyahu’s far-right political partners which enabled him to return to power at the end of December, following elections the previous month.
They are likely to apply primarily to Palestinians with Israeli nationality (Israeli Arabs) and Palestinians with resident status in annexed east Jerusalem.
On Friday evening, a 21-year-old Palestinian fired on passers-by near a synagogue in the settlement neighborhood of Neve Yaacov, killing seven people before being shot.
The bloodshed continued on Saturday, when a 13-year-old Palestinian boy shot and wounded a 47-year-old Israeli father and his army officer son, 23, in Silwan, just outside the walled Old City of east Jerusalem.
The boy blamed for the attack was shot and wounded at the scene.
No one has claimed responsibility for either of the attacks.
The security cabinet also decided to make it easier to obtain permits to carry firearms.
“When civilians have guns, they can defend themselves,” extreme-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir told reporters outside a Jerusalem hospital on Saturday.
Israeli forces have been placed on high alert, and the army has announced that…
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Source : france24
