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Since the Hamas attack on Israel, residents have flocked to the country’s armories and shooting ranges. Others set up citizen patrols. Reporting.
They came in numbers to an armoryHerzelia (Israel). Civilians come to look for something to defend themselves. “I need ammo, spare magazines. I’m going to buy myself a bulletproof vest, a helmet. I equip myself as if to go to war“, says a customer. The store was robbed. According to the store manager, sales have increased 15-fold. He had never seen this. In Israel, you must have served in the army to be allowed to have a weapon. To keep your license, you must practice once a year. We are witnessing a rush to the shooting ranges.
Citizen patrols
Protect yourself with your own weapons. As in many cities in Israel, residents have organized themselves in an upscale suburb of Tel Aviv. Residents volunteered to protect the community themselves. “We know that the police have a lot of work at the moment. We can only count on ourselves“, assures a man. Residents had already set up an alert system in the event of a security problem. According to the mayor, nothing will ever be the same again.