Valls, speaking in Paris, said some 3,000 people in France with jihadist ties needed to be under surveillanceand that the number of people with links to networks in Iraq and Syria had increased by 130% in the past year.
In response to the threat, 2,680 new jobs will be created, of which intelligence services alone will account for 1,100, he said.
France will allocate 425 million euros ($490 million) over the next three years to boost the fight against extremism, Valls said.
These resources will be also used to buy new equipment, such as bulletproof vests and better weapons for police officers.
Valls’ announcement comes as Europe ramps up efforts against Islamist extremism in the wake of the Paris attacks.
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Coulibaly killed four hostages at the kosher grocery store in Paris before police killed him. He’s also believed to have killed a policewoman a day earlier.
New surveillance video obtained by CNN shows Coulibaly and Hayat Boumedienne — believed currently to be in Syria — outside a Jewish institution in Paris.
The video was recorded at the end of August or beginning of September and stored on a security camera.
A source familiar with the ongoing investigation into the Paris attacks says the nature of the video makes it clear that the couple were carrying out surveillance of possible targets for months before Coulibaly launched his attack against the kosher supermarket.
CNN’s Sandrine Amiel reported from Paris, and Laura Smith-Spark wrote from London. CNN’s Paul Cruickshank, Tim Lister, Marilia Brocchetto, Anna-Maja Rappard and Catherine E. Shoichet contributed to this report.
