Ben Gvir vows to hand out more weapons

Israel’s national security minister, Itamar Ben Gvir, vowed to hand out more weapons and claims they saved lives after a shooting in Jerusalem.

Taking to X, formerly known as Twitter, the ultra-nationalist minister said: “Weapons save lives…despite the criticism from all kinds of parties, I will continue this policy of handing out weapons everywhere, both to emergency rooms and to civilians.” 

Last month, just days after 7 October, Ben Gvir was pictured handing out M-16 rifles to Israelis.