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Israel was attacked by Hamas on October 7, 2023. After this, there was doubt among the citizens about security. This is why many women in Israel are applying for gun licenses. Women taking up arms has also been discussed and condemned by many feminist groups.
42000 women applied
According to Israeli Security Ministry figures, 42,000 women have applied for gun permits since last year's attacks. 18,000 of them have been approved. This figure is three times the number of pre-war gun permits.
10 thousand women got admission in the training center
According to the Israeli Security Ministry, more than 15,000 women citizens in Israel and the adjacent West Bank have guns. 10 thousand women have taken admission for training to use it. Earlier the government here used to relax the law to get these loans. According to the report, more than 1,100 Israelis, most of whom were civilians, were killed in a Hamas attack on 7 October 2023. At least 37,431 people have been killed in Gaza in Israel's retaliation.
After training we will be able to protect ourselves
According to the report, an Israeli citizen and a professor of political science is also undergoing firearms training. He says that he had not thought of getting a license to buy weapons, but things have changed a lot after the war. Everyone is being targeted. Right now I am trying to defend myself. After training, I will still be able to protect myself from attack and protect others.