Israeli police dispersed extremist Haredi protesters near Kikar HaShabbat in Jerusalem overnight using stun grenades and a water cannon, according to police spokespeople. Two suspects were arrested. The protest was against the arrest of draft evaders.
Overnight near Kikar HaShabbat in Jerusalem, police dispersed dozens of extremist Haredi protesters demonstrating against the arrest of draft evaders, Israeli police said. Officers used stun grenades and a water cannon to clear the area, and two suspects were detained. The protest is the latest in a series of Haredi demonstrations that have escalated over the past two weeks following military-police arrests of draft evaders, a sensitive issue amid ongoing efforts to recruit Haredi men into the IDF. Police have previously declared some of these protests illegal and used force to break them up, leading to clashes in multiple cities including Beit Shemesh, Ashdod, and Jerusalem. The current incident appears to be a smaller, late-night flare-up compared to some of the larger rallies.
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