Gunfire Erupts Outside Smotrich's Event; Leader Cites National Security Threat
Translated & summarized from Ynet by baba
Gunshots were heard outside a Religious Zionism party event in Lod, with the party attributing the fire to local Arab residents. Party chairman Bezalel Smotrich stated the incident highlights the threat posed by weapons in the Arab community. He cited Shin Bet data indicating a million weapons in Arab communities as a national security risk that could escalate from criminal to nationalistic. The event was a residents' gathering in Lod.
The story in 6 lines · by baba
- Gunshots were heard outside a Religious Zionism party event in Lod, Israel.
- The party stated that Arab residents in the vicinity fired shots during the event.
- Party chairman Bezalel Smotrich called the weapons in Arab communities a national security threat.
- Smotrich cited Shin Bet data indicating one million weapons in Arab communities.
- He warned the situation could escalate from criminal to nationalistic.
- The event was a residents' gathering in Lod.
Gunshots were heard outside a residents' event in Lod hosted by Bezalel Smotrich, chairman of the Religious Zionism party. The party stated that the shots came from Arab residents in the vicinity during the gathering. Smotrich addressed the incident, linking it to the proliferation of weapons within the Arab community in Israel. He told attendees that the issue should concern all Israeli citizens, not just those in Lod. Citing figures he received from the Shin Bet, Smotrich declared that "a million weapons in the Arab rear of Israeli citizens is the national security threat. This thing turns in a second from criminal to nationalistic."
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