The Hebrew newspaper Haaretz reported, on Friday, that the so-called Ministerial Committee for Israeli Legislative Affairs will discuss, in its meeting next week, the promotion of a draft law that would allow the Shin Bet to participate in investigations of serious crimes in the Arab sector.

According to the newspaper, the explanatory notes of the proposal emphasize that the need to expand the powers of the Shin Bet, which currently only allows it to deal with national issues, stems from the transformation of serious crime into a "scourge" on the "state", which is particularly evident among the Palestinians inside.

According to the bill, the Shin Bet would be able to assist the police in preventing and investigating serious criminal offenses.

The newspaper indicates that the Israeli police suffer from a lack of resources and accurate intelligence information to identify the perpetrators of these crimes, such as arms dealers and smugglers, while the Shin Bet has all the tools necessary to curb crime or reduce its scope.