Drunk Man Attacks Police in Beitar Illit, Sparks Large Brawl

Police forces were dispatched on Saturday evening to Kfar HaChaim Street in Beitar Illit following a report of a 20-year-old intoxicated man disturbing public order, rampaging, and assaulting passersby. Upon arrival, officers began investigating the report. At that point, another intoxicated individual arrived and began interfering with and pushing the officers. This suspect was arrested. Subsequently, dozens of local residents gathered, allegedly to obstruct the police operation, falsely claiming it was an arrest of a draft dodger. This led to a large brawl, prompting the deployment of additional police forces to the scene to restore order.

The police stated that following the arrest of the 20-year-old suspect in Beitar Illit for assaulting officers, and after dozens of residents gathered, the suspect was transferred to the station for questioning. The police added that the assembled crowd dispersed and order was restored. A decision on further detention will be made after the investigation.

Avigdor Lieberman, Chairman of Yisrael Beiteinu, commented on the events, stating, "A drunken deserter and his friends attack police officers. He is entrenched in a sit-in, and they receive orders from rabbis not to surrender and to continue protesting. In our government, those who evade service and attack police officers will go to jail for a long time."

The "Yisrael Im Izankov" party stated, "A police officer is attacked, a police car is vandalized, and a crowd that disregards the law, this is the routine in the State of Israel under the failed government and the most incompetent minister in the country's history, Ben-Gvir. This is the result of a government that teaches an entire public that they can negotiate their debts to the state. This is the result of leadership where there is a different law for different segments of society, perpetuating separation and isolation instead of national unity. The government that promised governance and decisiveness has only succeeded in deciding the personal security of Israeli citizens and the rule of law. In another 24 days, change is coming."