Police blocked the entrance to Kfar Yona on the route leading to Prison 10, as protest convoys make their way toward the facility, according to reports from the scene. The convoys are part of ongoing ultra-Orthodox demonstrations against military draft enforcement and arrests of draft evaders.
Police blocked the entrance to Kfar Yona at the junction leading to Prison 10 on Wednesday evening, as ultra-Orthodox protest convoys head toward the military detention facility, according to reports from the scene. The convoys are part of an ongoing wave of demonstrations by extremist Haredi activists against IDF draft enforcement and the arrest of draft evaders.
As The Zioneer reported earlier Wednesday, police had assessed that the convoys departing Ashdod were unlikely to reach Prison 10 due to heavy traffic, but deployed reinforcements nonetheless. Earlier this week (June 22), protesters blocked the Kfar Yona junction and the entrance to Beit Lid military prison in related actions. The blocking of the Kfar Yona entrance follows the pattern of recent protests targeting access routes to the facility.
The situation remains fluid, with reports of heavy traffic congestion on main routes nationwide. The exact number of vehicles in the convoys and whether they will reach Prison 10 has not been independently confirmed.
2 developments
- DevelopingPolice block Kfar Yona entrance amid protest convoy heading to Prison 10
- DevelopingCounter-protesters block entrance to Kfar Yona, some undress to disrupt draft opponents
- ConfirmedPolice confirm 1,000–1,200 vehicles in protest convoys nationwide
- DevelopingKfar Yona municipal authority preps human chain to block Haredi vehicle convoy
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