Since the beginning of the rise of the current right-wing Zionist government to power in the Israeli occupation, calls have been mounting for more arming of the settlers and the formation of military militias among their ranks, so that the occupation army can participate in its attacks on the Palestinians in the West Bank and Jerusalem.

Since the start of the Al-Aqsa Flood battle and the occupation’s aggression against the Gaza Strip on 10/7/2023, the occupation’s Minister of Internal Security, Itamar Ben Gvir, announced the start of an arming operation for settlers in the West Bank and Jerusalem, targeting about 400,000 of them, and until the beginning of this month the number of requests for arming reached By settlers, 250 thousand applications.

The escalating state of settlers' armament has affected the settlers of occupied Jerusalem, and in this context, Beit Al-Maqdis News Agency monitored the continued distribution of weapons to settlers in Jerusalem.

According to pictures circulating in the Hebrew media, dozens of “Haredi” settlers appeared carrying various types of machine guns at a wedding inside the “Mea Shearim” settlement, west of Jerusalem.

The escalating state of arming among settlers in occupied Jerusalem raises many questions about the consequences of this escalation on Jerusalemites and the increasing factors threatening their lives in the occupied city.