Israeli police announced that all previously blocked roads have been reopened to vehicle traffic as of 19:30, following a day of protests that disrupted travel on several major highways.
Israeli police announced at 19:28 Jerusalem time that all roads previously blocked due to protests have been reopened to vehicle traffic as of 19:30, marking a full return to normal traffic flow across affected routes. The earlier disruptions included closures on Highways 6, 4, 1, 444, and 25, as well as train service suspensions on Route 1, which The Zioneer reported at 19:19.
The first closures were reported by police at 17:42 Jerusalem — initially on Route 6 near the Hadid Tunnel and Route 1 westbound at Ganot — and expanded rapidly over the next hour to include Routes 4, 444, and 25, alongside a halt to train services on Route 1. By 18:55, The Zioneer noted initial reports of a car-ramming incident on Highway 1, though no details on casualties or closures were released at that stage. At 19:15, police announced the reopening of Highway 1 eastbound from the Ganot Interchange, followed by the clearance of disorderly Haredi protesters in Jerusalem at 19:44, with all roads there reopened.
The protests were rooted in opposition to the government and Haredi draft-related arrests, as The Zioneer reported in its earlier coverage. A related incident on June 8 saw police forcibly clear protesters blocking a road after a disturbance of order declaration.
No further closures or restrictions have been announced, and all routes are now reported as fully open.
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