Hundreds of Haredi protesters converged on Ashdod overnight after extremist groups sent mass mobilization alerts, confronting police and attempting to block the arrest of a draft deserter, Israeli media report. The site Haredim Ashdod later reported that the deserter is not Haredi. Video shows the confrontation; police have not issued a statement.
Overnight, hundreds of Haredi protesters gathered in Ashdod after extremist organizations sent out thousands of mobilization messages, blocking police who were attempting to arrest a draft deserter, according to Israeli media reports. The reports, citing the site Haredim Ashdod, later stated that the deserter is not Haredi. The incident is the latest in a series of protests and clashes over the military draft of ultra-Orthodox men. As The Zioneer reported this morning, traffic police detained and then released a Haredi draft deserter near the Ashdod entrance overnight on the same night. The circumstances of the present incident — whether it was the same individual, and why police attempted the arrest — have not been confirmed by police or military authorities. Video footage, published under Section 27(A) of the Copyright Law, shows the confrontation. Police have not issued a statement.
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