Israeli police deployed stun grenades against protesters on Highway 1, according to footage circulating on social media. The dispersal effort comes amid ongoing protest activity in central Israel.
Police forces fired stun grenades to disperse protesters blocking Highway 1 east of Tel Aviv, as footage shared on social media showed. The crowd had gathered as part of a broader wave of protest activity in central Israel over recent days. On Monday evening, police used similar measures to break up a protest in the same area. On Sunday, officers forcibly cleared demonstrators who had blocked a road, citing a disturbance of order. The current protest is linked to a haredi-led demonstration that disrupted traffic at multiple junctions on Monday afternoon, according to Israeli media. No injuries have been reported so far.
3 developments
- DevelopingPolice declare Haredi protest illegal, move to disperse rioters
- DevelopingPolice forcibly clear protesters blocking road in Israel
- StrongHaredi protesters block highways, halt trains across central Israel
- StrongPolice use water cannon, stun grenades to reopen Highway 6; organizers call off protest
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