National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir announced that residents of five Beersheba neighborhoods — Ramot, Kalaniyot, Neve Noy, Ne'ot Lon, and Sigaliyot — are now eligible to apply for personal firearms licenses, affecting tens of thousands of residents. The decision follows the broader approval of Beersheba as an eligible community earlier today.
National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir has approved personal gun license eligibility for residents of five neighborhoods in Beersheba: Ramot, Kalaniyot, Neve Noy, Ne'ot Lon, and Sigaliyot. The minister stated that tens of thousands of residents in these areas will be able to apply for a license, emphasizing the basic right of self-defense for all Israeli citizens.
The announcement follows the earlier approval of Beersheba as an eligible community, reported by The Zioneer at 14:56, which made hundreds of streets and tens of thousands of residents eligible citywide. The new designation narrows the initial eligibility to specific neighborhoods where the application process will be available.
The expansion of gun licensing is part of a broader reform led by Ben Gvir. Since the reform's expansion, over 280,000 Israelis have received gun licenses, and 126 communities have been approved in 2026 alone, according to the minister's previous statements.
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