Afraid of Palestinian Protests, ’’Israel’’ Buys New Weapons
"Israeli" War Ministry announced Thursday that it has invested more than NIS 75 million (roughly $22 million) in purchasing weapons to disperse mass protests in preparation for possible September Palestinian protests.
"The Ministry is gearing up for possible riots in the West Bank, the Gaza Strip and inside "Israel" following the Palestinian plan to seek UN membership," "Ynet" news said.
"Israel's" War Ministry Director-General Udi Shani ordered the allocation of funds from the ministry's budget as well as from foreign aid for the purchase of sophisticated crowd dispersal means.
Claiming that the "Israeli" army lacked appropriate means to prevent the infiltration of Palestinians from Syria and Lebanon during the "Nakba" and "Naksa" day events forcing the troops to use live ammunition, the daily uncovered that "the majority of the non-lethal weapons will arrive in "Israel" towards September."
The army examined other possibilities such as purchasing a US-made microwave system that can paralyze anyone coming 100 meters from it.
""IDF" and police forces have already begun training with the new weapons. The Defense Ministry has also invested NIS 50 million in the construction of a 12-km fence in the Golan Heights," "Israeli" paper added.
Zionist Security officials estimated the most likely scenario in September will be riots and protests across the West Bank including the blocking of roads and hurling of stones.
"The protests might also extend beyond the Green Line, and on "Israel's" borders with Lebanon, Syria, Jordan and the Gaza Strip. They also estimated that the general mood may prompt "popular terror acts" like firing on roads and junctions," sources claimed.
Source : "Ynet News"
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