Only in Israel! In 2016 the policy regarding off-duty soldiers and police carrying weapons was changed meaning it is now common sight to see combat soldiers in civilian clothing carrying assault rifles and pistols.

The Israeli army’s Chief of Staff, Gen. Gadi Eizenkot changed the laws in response to off-duty unarmed Staff-Sergeant Tuvia Yanai Weissman being stabbed to death by two Palestinian teenagers in a supermarket.

So next time your lying on the beach dipping your toes in the Red Sea don’t be alarmed when bikini clad girls walk by armed to the teeth… It’s the law!