Druze Activists Block Highway 6, Set Tires Ablaze Near Yokneam
Translated & summarized from Mignews by baba
Druze activists blocked Highway 6 near Yokneam, setting tires on fire and causing traffic jams. The protest followed an attack on three young Druze men in Tel Aviv, one of whom was seriously injured. Police arrested three suspects in the Tel Aviv incident and are investigating it as a domestic dispute.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Druze activists blocked Highway 6 near Yokneam, setting tires ablaze and causing traffic jams.
- The protest followed an attack on three young Druze men in Tel Aviv.
- One of the Druze men was seriously wounded by a knife during the Tel Aviv altercation.
- Police arrested three suspects in the Tel Aviv incident, aged 18 and 19.
- The Tel Aviv incident is being investigated as a domestic dispute, not a nationalistic one.
Traffic on Highway 6 in both directions was restored by police and MAGAV forces after a group of Druze activists blocked the road near the Elyakim interchange, south of Yokneam. Dozens of activists set car tires on fire on the roadway, causing significant traffic jams on the northern section of the highway. Firefighters extinguished the blaze, and security forces cleared the protesters from the road.
The incident occurred following an attack on three young Druze men from Usfiya near a Tel Aviv nightclub. The friends, two of whom serve in the IDF, were reportedly attacked after other patrons overheard them speaking Arabic. According to relatives, the assailants ignored the men's explanation of their Druze identity and military service. During the altercation, one attacker used a knife, seriously wounding an 18-year-old conscript who was trying to defend a soldier friend. The injured man underwent emergency surgery at Ichilov Medical Center and is in stable, moderate condition.
Police arrested three suspects, aged 18 and 19, two of whom were also injured. A Tel Aviv Magistrate's Court extended the detention of two suspects for four days, while the third was placed under house arrest. Police classified the incident as a domestic dispute, omitting any mention of nationalistic motives.
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