An attempt by police to take an IDF deserter into custody on Highway 7 failed overnight after large crowds arrived to protest and blocked the operation, according to the report. The incident echoes a similar confrontation in Ashdod three days ago.
An attempt by Israeli police to take an IDF deserter into custody on Highway 7 overnight failed after large crowds arrived to protest and blocked the operation, a single report states early Monday. No further details — such as whether the deserter was ultimately detained or escaped, or the number of protesters — have yet been reported. The incident follows a similar confrontation in Ashdod last Friday, as The Zioneer reported, when hundreds of Haredi protesters blocked police attempting to arrest a draft deserter who, it later emerged, is not Haredi. It remains unclear whether the two deserters are the same individual or separate cases; the current report does not identify the suspect or specify the protesters' affiliation.
- DevelopingHaredi activists block Highway 4 in Ashdod, force police to release draft deserter
- StrongHundreds of Haredim block police in Ashdod to prevent arrest of draft deserter — who is not Haredi
- DevelopingHaredi protesters try to block extradition of draft evaders to military police in Jerusalem
- StrongHaredi protesters block Gilat Junction after extremist mobilization to prevent draftee arrest
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