Security in the Capital is Being Increased
The Prime Minister's Office will allocate a dedicated budget to the Municipality to increase the personal security of the capital's residents
In response to the murderous terrorist attacks in Jerusalem, the Prime Minister's Office and the Municipality of Jerusalem have agreed on a joint plan to increase the sense of personal security of the capital's residents, including the strengthening of the security forces and police, the concentration of intelligence and operational efforts, and the improvement of civil protection, including the safeguarding of all bus stops in the city.
It was decided that the Prime Minister's Office and the Municipality of Jerusalem will immediately begin safeguarding 300 top priority bus stops, which are not safeguarded today. For this purpose, the Prime Minister's Office will immediately allocate a dedicated budget to the Municipality. In the next stage, the Municipality will continue to safeguard the rest of the bus stops in the capital, about 700 in number. For this purpose, the Prime Minister's Office will transfer an additional dedicated budget to the Municipality.
The Municipality of Jerusalem and Mayor Moshe Lion thank Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his office staff for their speed in finding the solution for the residents of the capital and their personal safety.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said, "In light of the series of difficult events in the country and in the capital in particular, the government under my leadership is working night and day to restore the sense of security to the citizens of the State of Israel. As part of this, and following the decisions of the cabinets and other actions taken, we decided to immediately safeguard hundreds of bus stops which have been defined as top priority - and this is only a first step towards the safeguarding of all the bus stops in Jerusalem."
Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Lion said, "I thank Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the entire team of his office for their speedy work and for finding an immediate solution for the personal safety of the residents of Jerusalem. The construction work to safeguard the bus stops in the city will begin straight away."
