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Violent clashes erupt against Haredi protest convoy in Arad and on Ayalon Route
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First reported by Kikar HaShabbat · Jun 24, 2026
What happened
Violent confrontations were reported in Arad and on the Ayalon Route during Haredi protest convoys tied to draft-arrest anger. In one incident, passengers said a truck driver attacked a convoy car and threatened them with a knife and sticks, but no injuries were reported.
- 01Clashes erupted in Arad between Gerrer Hasidim and secular residents.
- 02The protests concerned arrests of draft evaders and alleged persecution of Torah study.
- 03On the Ayalon Route, a truck driver allegedly approached a convoy car armed with a knife and sticks.
- 04Passengers said he hit the car and banged on its windows while they stayed inside.
- 05Police were notified in real time, and no injuries have been reported.
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