AMMAN —
Israeli forces have called upon Israelis who possess a gun license to carry their weapons with them during the
Jewish Passover holiday, which will begin Wednesday night and continue until
the end of next week.
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In a statement they have asked citizens to
"come armed to the
holiday prayers in the synagogues, and carry their
weapons when they go out for walks around the country".
The move comes in the
wake of violent Israeli raids at the Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied Jerusalem and the subsequent
arrests of hundreds of worshipers, Arab 48 reported.
ClosuresIsraeli forces have also announced a closure of the West Bank and crossings in the Gaza Strip from Wednesday night.
Israeli forces are set to deploy around
7,500 police officers and border guards, as well as volunteers, throughout the
country during the Passover holiday, especially in the areas of the
Al-Aqsa Mosque and the Western Wall in the old town of occupied Jerusalem.
Israeli occupation forces claim to have
received "dozens of warnings" about plans by Palestinians to carry
out operations inside Israel and in settlements in the occupied West Bank. In
response they said they have reinforced their forces and the border guards at
military checkpoints between Israel and the West Bank to prevent Palestinians
from entering Israel.
Israeli forces have also reinforced their
presence in the West Bank and raised their alert status, transferring two
additional battalions to the West Bank with another to follow tomorrow.
Police forces ‘on the verge of collapse’A senior Israeli officer has expressed
concern about the wide deployment of forces, stating that in addition to
guarding demonstrations for and against the government's plan to weaken the
judiciary, the police are "on the verge of collapse."
He added that the police "are hardly
dealing with crime or police initiatives, and simply put, there are no police
officers on the streets."
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