Itamar Ben-Gvir has directed the Firearms Licensing Department to increase the number of new permits issued for firearms in Israel from roughly 2,000 to 10,000 per month.

Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir vowed on Tuesday to push through a huge increase in weapon permits in the wake of last month’s Palestinian terrorist attack that killed seven people at a synagogue in Jerusalem

Ben-Gvir has directed the Firearms Licensing Department to increase the number of new permits issued from roughly 2,000 to 10,000 per month, according to a statement from his Otzma Yehudit Party.

Israel has much more stringent gun laws than the United States, despite much of the population being familiar with firearms due to the country’s near-universal compulsory military service.

In most cases, civilians may only carry pistols, and licenses are mainly dependent on completing firearms training. Most individuals can own only a single handgun, and be in possession of no more than 50 bullets at any given time.

JNS.org contributed to this reporting.