Israeli police are using significant force to remove protesters — members of a faction blocking Highway 4 — according to documentation of the scene. The incident comes amid ongoing protests against the arrest of draft evaders, with police acting to restore traffic flow.
Police are using significant force this morning to clear protesters blocking Highway 4, according to video documentation of the scene. The demonstrators are described as members of a 'faction' — the message does not specify which group — who have been blocking the major arterial road. Police are physically removing them while working to reopen the route.
This is the latest in a series of road-blocking protests over recent weeks. As The Zioneer previously reported (June 11), Highway 4 was blocked by Haredi protesters against the arrest of draft evaders, leading drivers to confront demonstrators. Police declared other protests illegal and used forcible dispersal. The current action on Highway 4 follows that same pattern.
The precise identity of today's demonstrators and the scope of the police operation were not immediately clear from the available source material.
2 developments
- DevelopingHaredi activists block Highway 4 in Ashdod, force police to release draft deserter
- StrongDrivers lose patience, attack Haredi protesters on Highway 4
- StrongHaredim block Jerusalem road in protest over draft dodger arrest report
- DevelopingHaredi protests spread to multiple cities after draft dodger arrests
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