18,000 Israeli Women Permitted to Carry Guns

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June 24, 2024

A total of 18,000 Israeli women can now carry guns as approved by the authorities and as they go about their daily business.

Israel Hayom: Israeli Channel 14 anchor Lital Shemesh appeared on the broadcast carrying a gun. Journalism in the “most liberal and democratic state” in the region! pic.twitter.com/IlOwTME39P
— Naila Ayad🇵🇸 (@Naila_Ayad) January 3, 2024

The latest figure is trending on the social media. Since 7 October 2023, the number of Israeli women applying for a license to carry a gun shot up to 42,000.

🔴🔴 Over 42,000 “Israeli” women have applied for gun permits since Oct. 7, with 18,000 approved.

📈📈The number of gun licenses by “Israeli” women have tripled since the aggression against Gaza began. pic.twitter.com/TqwT2wmZ4G
— Roya News English (@RoyaNewsEnglish) June 23, 2024

And therefore the number of gun licenses carried by Israeli women is triple the pre-7 October number and is likely to go up.

In Israel, dementia patients also have guns. pic.twitter.com/ryMWfW8oNF
— Radio Seville (@RadioSeville) June 24, 2024

More than 15,000 Israeli settler women in the West Bank now carry guns and the number being trained to carry firearms stand at 10,000.

I’d missed this @JonathanMetzl piece when it came out, but it’s a fascinating and troubling first look at a phenomenon that I’d noted in news reports but not yet seen a scholar address: https://t.co/kLnAN4C1Bl
— Alex Young (@Alex_T_Young) May 15, 2024

The surge in weapons permit was allowed by National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir as he loosened Israel’s gun laws.

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Dr. Marwan Asmar holds a PhD from Leeds University and is a freelance writer specializing on the Middle East. He has worked as a journalist since the early 1990s in Jordan and the Gulf countries, and been widely published, including at Albawaba, Gulf News, Al Ghad, World Press Review and others.

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Israel Tells 22 Palestinian Families to Vacate For Demolition

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July 20, 2026

The Israeli authorities distributed 22 eviction and demolition orders for Palestinian homes in Kafr Aqab, north of Jerusalem, Sunday. The Jerusalem Governorate stated that Israeli forces raided the town and distributed the eviction orders. It explained the orders gave homeowners a week to vacate their homes before the demolitions would begin.

In a subsequent statement, the Governorate confirmed Israeli authorities distributed 22 eviction and demolition orders for several homes, noting that these measures were a prelude to the demolition orders. The Governorate did not specify the number of homes affected by the orders, nor whether the orders included both eviction and demolition. The Governorate added that Israeli authorities previously distributed stop-work orders for approximately 20 homes in the town, revising an earlier statement that had indicated the number was 30 according to Al Jarmaq.

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