Israel to ‘Strengthen’ Settlements After Shooting Attacks

Israel to ‘Strengthen’ Settlements After Shooting Attacks
An Israeli policeman secures a shooting attack site in east Jerusalem on Jan. 28, 2023. Mahmoud Illean/AP Photo
The Associated Press
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JERUSALEM—Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday announced a series of punitive steps against the Palestinians, including plans to beef up Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank, in response to a pair of shooting attacks that killed seven Israelis and wounded five others.

Netanyahu’s Security Cabinet approved the measures in the wake of a pair of shootings that included an attack outside an east Jerusalem synagogue on Friday night in which seven people were killed.