JERUSALEM: Israel’s security cabinet imposes strict new measures as Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu vows to take aggressive steps, including demolishing and revoking residency of freedom fighters, to stop ongoing violence.
‘The security cabinet decided several measures to combat terrorism, notably authorising police to seal off or impose a curfew on parts of Jerusalem in case of friction or incitement to violence,’ the security cabinet said on Wednesday morning.
Other measures include deploying Israeli security forces throughout Jerusalem’s public transport network, using military units to reinforce Israeli police force and demolishing terrorists’ homes and revoking their permanent residency.
Violent clashes have increased in frequency since Israeli security forces began to crack down on Palestinian worshippers at the al-Aqsa Mosque compound in occupied East Jerusalem last month.
Netanyahu said on Tuesday night that anyone who raises his hand to harm us will pay dearly. And we will not hesitate to use all means at our disposal to restore peace to the cities of Israel.
The security cabinet’s new measures came after another day of violence on Tuesday.
A Palestinian was killed in clashes with Israeli security forces in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, the latest such incident in nearly two weeks of violence.
Tuesday’s death of Moataz Zawahra, 28, from a Bethlehem refugee camp, takes to 30 the number of Palestinians killed, Palestinian sources said.
