Participants in a protest convoy on Highway 4 stopped their vehicles and began dancing along the roadway, according to reporter Eli Hirschman. The demonstration is part of a broader wave of protests against the arrest of military draft evaders.
Protesters blocked a section of Highway 4 near Haifa on Wednesday evening, with some participants dancing on the roadway as part of an ongoing wave of demonstrations against the arrest of draft evaders. Reporter Eli Hirschman documented the scene, showing drivers leaving their vehicles and moving along the road. The protest convoy is one of several reported Tuesday and Wednesday across northern and central Israel, with earlier incidents including a grenade thrown toward protesters on Highway 4 on Thursday, June 11, and clashes between Haredi demonstrators and drivers. Police have previously warned that some protests have deviated from prearranged terms. No injuries or police intervention were immediately reported in this specific incident.
2 developments
- DevelopingAnti-government protest slow-roll convoy reaches Haifa's Matam Junction
- StrongPolice: Haredi protest convoy deviating from agreed terms on Highway 4
- DevelopingEight lightly wounded as police break up protest on Highway 4 near Bnei Brak
- StrongDrivers lose patience, attack Haredi protesters on Highway 4
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