A team of Israel Tax Authority inspectors conducting inspections in Bnei Brak was violently attacked, with eggs and various objects thrown at them, according to local news outlet Yedioth Bnei Brak. No injuries or arrests have been reported.
A team of tax authority inspectors was attacked while carrying out inspections in the Haredi city of Bnei Brak on Wednesday afternoon. According to Yedioth Bnei Brak, the attackers threw eggs and various objects at the inspectors. No information on injuries or police response has been released yet. The incident follows a pattern of tensions between state authorities and parts of the ultra-Orthodox community over enforcement of tax and other regulations. (The Zioneer has previously reported on other incidents of violence in Bnei Brak, including attacks on journalists and Shabbat activists, though these are not directly linked to this event.)
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