benjamin netanyahu injerusalem. remember, the government there has pledged to accelerate the issuing of gun licences to israeli citizens in response to the attacks. it s also reinforced its troop numbers in the west bank. and called for measures against the families of terrorists that support terrorism. jane kinninmont is the director of impact at the european leadership network, a think tank. she is a long time scholar and observer of the middle east. thank you very much for coming on the programme. thank you very much for coming on the programme- thank you very much for coming on | the programme. let s the programme. good evening. let s start with this the programme. good evening. let s start with this he the programme. good evening. let s start with this he idea the programme. good evening. let s start with this he idea of the programme. good evening. let s start with this he idea of a the programme. good evening. let s start with this he idea of a two i start with t
palestinian health officials. the israeli army says the teenager was armed with a handgun. this comes as israel s security cabinet approves a raft of new measures in response to two recent shootings by palestinian gunmen in eastjerusalem. here s our middle east correspondent, yolande knell. israeli forces have told us to keep back but we re just along the street from the family home of the palestinian that carried out friday s deadly attack. his parents and siblings have been able to take out some of their things but they are expecting their apartment to be demolished, as a israel s security cabinet has announced that the measures it wants to take against the families of palestinian attackers, possibly even deporting them. it said it is going to make it easierfor israeli them. it said it is going to make it easier for israeli civilians to get gun licences. there has been promised to speed up settlement expansion in the occupied west bank. that is on land palestinians want
attackers, possibly even deporting them. it has also said it is going to make it easierfor israeli civilians to get gun licences. there has been promised to speed up settlement expansion in the occupied west bank. that is land palestinians want for their hoped for future state. the palestinian government has accused the israeli government and its policies are being behind what they say it s dangerous escalation. on thursday israel carried out its most deadly raid in the occupied west bank in many years and killed ten palestinians there. this is all going on, setting the scene as the us secretary of state antony blinken is due to arrive on a preplanned visit and is going to meet israeli and palestinian leaders at this tense time. the uk s housing secretary michael gove said collective failure of government contributed to lax building safety rules that allow the grand felt our fire to happen.
12 September 2022 - In view of the extent of violent crime in South Africa, and specifically the recent spate of horrific tavern shootings, there have been renewed calls for expanded and more rigid firearm control. Some, like News24 s Adriaan Basson, have suggested a near complete ban on civilian gun ownership, along the lines of the Japanese model. Police Minister Bheki Cele has long expressed similar intentions, and a proposed amendment to the Firearms Control Act (FCA) would push South Africa along the path to this objective.
Despite several promises that issues with the Central Firearms registry would be fixed, there has been no change, leaving South Africans vulnerable to gun crime, writes the Institute of Race Relations' Jivika Singh.