India, March 10 -- Israel's national security minister Itamar Ben Gvir on Monday reportedly approved personal firearms licences for residents of 41 Jewish neighbourhoods in Jerusalem, making more than 3,00,000 people in the city eligible to obtain a gun amid the ongoing war with Iran.

The move effectively creates blanket eligibility for gun licences for residents of these areas, regardless of whether they are, or have been, members of Israel's security forces, according to a report by The Times of Israel.

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"Precisely in the shadow of the war and during Ramadan, Jerusalem residents have a basic right to defend themselves and their families," Ben Gvir said, urging residents to obtain gun licences.

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