257 mayors sent an urgent letter to the prime minister and the ministers of defense, finance, interior, and internal security, demanding the adoption of the security plan initiated by the local government. According to the local government, the plan, which costs about NIS <> billion, is intended to strengthen the perception of personal security and includes strengthening alert classes in all cities, expanding municipal policing, improving the security and protection system of educational institutions, expanding the deployment of cameras in public spaces, and more.
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In the letter, the heads of the local authorities wrote that the events of October 7 led to a loss of sense of personal security among all residents of the State of Israel, and that a return to the previous security concept cannot be allowed. In the letter, Local Government Center Chairman Haim Bibas stresses that the mayors expect the government to adopt the plan as soon as possible.
The plan is adapted to all local authorities and includes several components: establishing municipal patrols, improving the security system of educational institutions, expanding municipal policing from 89 authorities to 141 authorities, policing and strengthening alert classes, cameras and call centers, filling gaps in the protection of educational institutions, neutralizing criminal organizations and strengthening deterrence and protecting cyber systems. It includes a change in the perception of security in educational institutions and incorporates a unique personnel mix, through incentives for veterans of combat units. In addition, the program will provide participants with full-time work in educational institutions 6 days a week from September to July, with an hourly salary of NIS 45 and an annual grant of NIS 15,000.
The program includes bridging protection gaps (archive), photo: Liron Moldovan
In addition to strengthening local security forces, the plan includes bridging protection gaps. The cost of filling the protection gaps in educational institutions is estimated at NIS 12.8 billion throughout the country and NIS 3.67 billion in communities and periphery up to 40 kilometers from the Gaza Strip border.
Finally, the plan details complementary steps to invest in cyber-attack defense systems, with a budget of NIS 20 million per year for innovation in cyber defense systems for local authorities, while subsidizing 80-90% of the system's cost.
Haim Bibas, Chairman of the Local Government Center: "The accursed Shabbat caused significant damage to the residents' sense of personal security, and the state has the duty and responsibility to act to urgently change the situation. Today we are presenting the outline for restoring personal security to residents, and we expect the government to adopt it as soon as possible. The outline is the result of an in-depth analysis and adaptation to the needs of all the authorities and comprehensively addresses all of the residents' daily interfaces throughout the country."
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