Israel’s hardline new government has said it will make it easier for civilians to carry guns and strengthen settlements in the occupied West Bank, after Jerusalem was hit by two shootings in less than 24 hours.
Seven Israelis were killed and three injured in the first shooting, which took place near a synagogue in a Jewish settlement on Holocaust Memorial day on Friday. It was the bloodiest attack in the city since 2008. Two more were injured in the second shooting, which took place near the historic Old City on Saturday.
Israel’s security cabinet said that in response to the attacks, Israel would expand firearms licensing, which it said would “enable thousands of additional citizens to carry weapons”.
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