42,000 Israeli women requested firearm licenses...
42,000 Israeli women requested firearm licenses...Hamas launched an attack against israel on october 7, 2023. Following this, the locals were concerned for their security. As a result, many Israeli women filed for firearms licenses. Several feminist organizations have also opposed women picking up guns at the same time.42,000 female applicants were received.Data from the Israeli Security Ministry shows that since the assaults of the previous year, 42,000 women have requested weapons permits, of whom 18,000 have been granted. This amount is three times what the women's gun permit was prior to the current conflict between israel and Hamas.10,000 ladies were admitted to the training facility.The Israeli Security Ministry reports that over 15,000 women citizens in the occupied West bank and israel currently possess firearms. Ten thousand women have been accepted into the training center to run it at the same time. The Israeli government recently loosened the regulations pertaining to obtaining a gun license. The majority of the over 1100 Israelis slain in Hamas' onslaught on october 7, 2023, were civilians, according to an AFP report. Israel's military strike on Gaza has resulted in at least 37 thousand 431 deaths."After training, I will be able to protect myself."Limor Gonen, a political science professor and citizen of israel, is reportedly undergoing firearms instruction. "After october 7, 2023, things have changed a bit, but I never thought of buying a weapon or getting a license," the woman stated. I'm attempting to defend myself because all of us were the targets. I'll be able to defend others and defend myself from harm after training."