Israeli Police detained a Haredi (ultra-Orthodox) man and initially planned to hand him over to military police, but released him as a crowd gathered at the scene, according to police statements. The incident appears connected to ongoing tensions over military conscription of Haredi men.
Israeli Police detained a Haredi (ultra-Orthodox) man on Tuesday evening in a Jerusalem-area incident, and initially planned to transfer him to military police custody. However, as a crowd of protesters gathered at the scene, police released the detainee rather than proceed with the handover, according to police accounts. The event follows weeks of Haredi protests and civil disobedience over military conscription, including mass mobilizations to block arrests of draft evaders and deserters. Earlier this month, The Zioneer covered similar incidents in Ashdod and Jerusalem where Haredi crowds confronted police over detainments related to IDF enlistment. The identity of the detainee and the specific grounds for detention have not been confirmed.
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