Israeli police deployed stun grenades outside the Russian Compound in Jerusalem as clashes with Haredi protesters escalated, according to reports by Eli Hirschman on Channel 12. The protest is linked to opposition to the transfer of detainees to military police custody.
The protest outside the Russian Compound — Jerusalem's central police and detention complex — escalated shortly before 14:00 as police deployed stun grenades to disperse the crowd, according to Eli Hirschman (Channel 12). The demonstrators were blocking vehicles transporting detainees, an extension of the ongoing Haredi protest movement against the military's detention authority over ultra-Orthodox conscripts. Earlier today, as The Zioneer reported at 12:57, protesters blocked prison transport vehicles near the same compound. Police have used similar crowd-control measures in recent days, including stun grenades and arrests, as tensions over the conscription issue have flared.
5 developments
- StrongHundreds of Haredim block police in Ashdod to prevent arrest of draft deserter — who is not Haredi
- StrongExtremist Haredim protest outside Beit Lid military base against draft-evader arrests
- StrongHaredim block Jerusalem road in protest over draft dodger arrest report
- DevelopingSenior Israeli police officers urge halting proactive arrests of Haredi draft evaders
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