Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and Public Security Minister Omer Barlev, who oversees the police, have approved NIS 181 million ($57 million) in emergency funding for Israel Police following a string of deadly terror attacks.
A statement from the Prime Minister’s Office says the funds will be invested in providing officers with more equipment, recruiting reservists, and establishing a new brigade based on Border Police reserve officers.
In the statement, Bennett says, “Strong police equals a strong State of Israel. We are working with all tools and in all areas to restore security, and a sense of security to the citizens of Israel.”
The PMO says NIS 111 million ($35 million) will be transferred immediately, and another NIS 70 million ($22 million) by the end of August.
“This is a real tiding for increasing citizens’ personal security. The immediate intensification plan for Israel Police, agreed upon tonight by the prime minister, is an unprecedented milestone, expressing trust and strength in the Israel Police,” Barlev says in the statement.
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