Haredi protesters blocked the railway tracks at Tel Aviv HaHagana station, according to N12. The rail segment between the station and Lod has been closed.
A group of Haredi protesters blocked the railway tracks at Tel Aviv HaHagana station on Tuesday evening, forcing a halt to train service on the line to Lod. The action comes as part of weeks of demonstrations by ultra-Orthodox activists against the arrest and prosecution of draft evaders and suspected rioters. As The Zioneer reported earlier, police have closed major highways and interchanges throughout the day, including Route 1 and Route 6, and a separate blockade at the Ben Shemen interchange was reported at 17:41. Compared to earlier, larger protests that involved road blockades and clashes with police in Jerusalem and Beit Shemesh, this is a new escalation targeting the rail network. The protest took place at a central transit hub; no arrests or injuries have been reported at the scene. The rail company says service will resume only after the area is cleared by police.
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