Haredi Mob Attacks Police in Jerusalem's Mea Shearim Neighborhood

A violent disturbance erupted on Monday in the Mea Shearim neighborhood of Jerusalem when a crowd of Haredi residents attacked police officers and municipal inspectors. The law enforcement officers were escorting the inspectors during a routine enforcement operation when the mob began throwing stones and other objects at them. In response, the police deployed crowd dispersal measures, including stun grenades, to push back the attackers. During the incident, one teenager was arrested on suspicion of involvement in the disturbances.

This is not the first such incident in Mea Shearim. In July, soldiers from the Netzah Yehuda battalion and police officers were attacked by a Haredi crowd. That incident occurred after a rally welcoming 63 rioters who had been arrested for disturbances outside the home of Supreme Court Justice Noam Sohlberg. A police team that arrived to rescue the soldiers also came under attack, with the crowd chanting "Nazis out" and throwing objects at them. The soldiers and police officers managed to escape unharmed.