Police disperse rioters in Beit Shemesh; officers attacked, infrastructure damaged

Israeli police are continuing to disperse rioters in Beit Shemesh. The rioters are causing extensive damage to public infrastructure and a police vehicle, throwing stones and boulders, and endangering the public, police said.

Israeli police said they are continuing to operate in Beit Shemesh to disperse rioters who are causing extensive damage to infrastructure and a police vehicle. According to police, the rioters are throwing stones and boulders and endangering the public. Police have not yet reported arrests or injuries. The incident follows a series of Haredi riot-related events in Jerusalem and Beit Shemesh over recent weeks, including attempts to break into a police station, as The Zioneer previously reported. No other sources have corroborated this specific update.

The latest development comes after Monday night's reported disturbances in Beit Shemesh. At 21:44 Jerusalem, police reported heavy damage to a police vehicle and local infrastructure, and video emerged showing Haredi protesters hurling stones and boulders at the scene. Earlier that same hour, police cleared rioters blocking Nahal Hayarden Street, where objects and stones were thrown at officers and fires set to garbage bins. No arrests or injuries were reported in any of the three preceding thread items.

The Zioneer reported on Jun 6 that hundreds of Haredi rioters attempted to break into a Beit Shemesh police station, a claim that remained single-source and unconfirmed by official police sources. On Jun 8 and 9, police confirmed clearing Jerusalem disorder and attacks on public infrastructure. On Jun 14 at 21:57 Jerusalem, a Haredi protest was declared illegal and police moved to disperse participants.

What remains open: no official police confirmation of arrests or injuries has been provided for this evening’s events. The damage to infrastructure and the police vehicle is reported by police but has not been independently verified.

3 developments

1. 2 hours ago · 23:59 · 22 JunLatest

   Police report heavy damage to infrastructure and a vehicle during dispersal operations.

2. 23:39 · 22 Jun

   Footage emerges showing protesters hurling stones and boulders at the scene

3. 21:45 · 22 Jun

   Police clear rioters blocking roads in Beit Shemesh

• Developing22:01 · 8 JunPolice: Jerusalem rioters attacked public infrastructure in serious incident
• Developing23:19 · 9 JunPolice clear Jerusalem disorder, reopen traffic arteries
• Developing20:53 · 8 JunPolice forcibly clear protesters blocking road in Israel
• Developing21:14 · 6 JunHaredi rioters break into Beit Shemesh police station, attack officers — Times of Israel

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