Israeli minister calls to beef up Jerusalem security after hostage deal

(JNS) — Israel’s cabinet minister in charge of Jerusalem affairs on Sunday asked Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to increase security in the city ahead of the release of hundreds of Palestinian hostages in exchange for Israeli hostages in Gaza.

Minister of Jerusalem Affairs and Jewish Heritage Meir Porush made the appeal in a letter he sent to Netanyahu and other members of the cabinet, Israel National News reported.

“The regular deployment is insufficient,” Porush wrote, according to the report. “We must ensure that there is an adequate security response to the new challenge that ha...