Minister of National Security Itamar Ben Gabir wrote this evening (Saturday) on his Twitter account that he is "determined to implement Magen Wall 2 in Jerusalem. For the information of the parties who are conspiring against me - the police have the authority to destroy illegal houses, stop incitement in mosques and more."
Ben Gabir at the scene of the stampede attack in Jerusalem, photo: Yori Yalon
According to him, "the cabinet meeting is important, but governance is very important and I will make sure it is so."
Yesterday, Ben Gabir instructed the police to prepare plans for the "Protective Wall 2" operation.
In response, a senior political official criticized his announcement and said that decisions of this type "are not made on the sidewalk."
During Shabbat, sources close to the prime minister said that Minister Ben Gvir does not have the authority to launch a protective wall operation in Jerusalem, but Ben Gvir told his associates this evening that "I certainly have the authority. The intention with Protective Wall 2 is not to take tanks to the streets and targeted areas, but to start enforcing the law." .
Ben Gvir directed the commissioner and commander of the Jerusalem district to begin today a series of proactive actions, including the detection and arrest of 150 terrorist targets whose names have already come up in publicity activities of the Shin Bet and the police and to increase police enforcement in the villages, so that every day forces will enter a neighborhood or a village And they will engage in policing and enforcement operations there together with the other authorities.
Along with this, the demolition of the illegal buildings and houses in the east of the city will continue.
In addition, the house of the terrorist Hussein Karaka in the A-Tor neighborhood in East Jerusalem will be sealed by order of Minister Ben Gabir and with the approval of the IDF and the Shin Bet, even though it is a rented house.
Breathing barriers will be placed in several neighborhoods in the eastern part of the city and arrests of wanted persons who are defined as "inciters" will be accelerated.
In addition, Ben Gvir intends to raise in the cabinet his demand for a total closure of Issawiya.
In addition, Minister Ben Gabir spoke with Prime Minister Netanyahu and asked him to approve the recruitment of reserve companies of the Mageb and the transfer of additional companies from the West Bank to East Jerusalem.
"not in his authority"
Yesterday, after the murderous attack in Jerusalem, Ben Gabir held a situation assessment meeting at the Jerusalem district headquarters of the police, with Police Commissioner Kobi Shabtai. At the end of the situation assessment, Ben Gabir instructed the police to prepare and prepare plans for Operation Protective Wall 2 in East Jerusalem starting this coming Sunday. A very senior politician attacked Ben Gabir following his words and said: "The decision is not within his authority, that's not how you run a country."
"ridiculous".
Lapid, photo: Oren Ben Hakon
The chairman of the opposition, Yair Lapid, also responded to the words and said: "The Minister of Tik Tok and the Pitots "assumed" going into Operation Protective Wall 2. There is no cabinet, no assessment of the situation, no coordination between the security forces.
If it wasn't dangerous it would be ridiculous, like him."
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