Israel's hardliner-dominated Security Cabinet approves measures in response to a series of gun attacks, which have killed seven Israelis and wounded five.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has announced a series of punitive steps against Palestinians, including plans to beef up Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank, in response to a pair of shooting attacks that killed seven Israelis and wounded five others.It will also cancel welfare payments for the families of attackers
The announcement has threatened to further raise tensions, following one of the bloodiest months in the West Bank and East Jerusalem in several years. It also plans to cancel social security benefits for the families of attackers, make it easier for Israelis to get gun licences and step-up efforts to collect illegal weapons.The announcement said that in response to public Palestinian celebrations over the attack, Israel would take new steps to "strengthen the settlements" this week.It remains unclear whether the Israeli measures will be effective.
Such steps could risk triggering more violence and potentially drag in the Hamas militant group in Gaza.a deadly Israeli raid in the West Bank on Thursday that killed nine Palestinians, most of them militants according to IsraelIn response, Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip fired a barrage of rockets into Israel, triggering a series of Israeli air strikes in response.
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