A driver reportedly attacked Haredi demonstrators blocking Highway 1 on Wednesday evening, striking them with their vehicle, according to journalist reports. Onlookers accused police at the scene of watching without intervening, as the protest entered its second hour.
A video circulating on social media, published by journalist Daniel Amram, shows a Haredi protester assaulting a driver who attempted to pass through a blockade on Highway 1 near Jerusalem, according to Israel Hayom. The driver struck several demonstrators with his vehicle before being pulled out and beaten by the crowd. Eyewitnesses accused police officers at the scene of standing by and failing to intervene, allowing the attack to escalate. The incident follows a day of multiple protests by haredi factions against the arrest of military draft evaders. As The Zioneer reported earlier Wednesday, similar confrontations erupted on Highway 6 and near Jerusalem, with drivers attacking protesters and vice versa. The police have not yet commented on the specific incident. The video has not been independently verified by The Zioneer, and casualty figures are not yet available.
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