Ultra-Orthodox Mob Blocks Military Police, Frees Deserter in Modi'in
Translated & summarized from Hamal by baba
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- Over 1,500 ultra-Orthodox individuals blocked military police in Modi'in.
- Protesters freed a military deserter from police custody.
- Large police forces were deployed to disperse the crowd.
- The incident occurred after a halt in proactive arrests of deserters.
- The military police eventually released the deserter.
Over 1,500 ultra-Orthodox individuals gathered in Modi'in on Monday night, blocking military police who had arrived to arrest a deserter. The protesters obstructed the exit of the police officers from a building. Large police forces were subsequently deployed to disperse the crowd, extract the soldiers, and restore public order. The military police eventually released the deserter. This incident is considered unusual, particularly since proactive operations by the IDF and police to arrest ultra-Orthodox deserters in their homes were completely halted in August. Approximately two months passed between that decision and the Modi'in event without any similar planned raids.
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