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Clashes Erupt at Elad Junction as Police Disperse Protest
Severe clashes erupted overnight in Elad after police arrested a yeshiva student from Torah B'Tifarta who was declared an IDF deserter and handed him over to military police. The arrest sparked a spontaneous protest on Wednesday evening at the entrance to Elad, which blocked Highway 444 for several hours before police dispersed the demonstrators.
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What happened
- 01Clashes erupted in Elad overnight following the arrest and handover of an IDF deserter yeshiva student to military police.
- 02Protesters blocked Highway 444 for several hours during a spontaneous demonstration at the entrance to Elad on Wednesday evening.
- 03A police officer sustained a head injury from a thrown stone during the violent confrontations and required medical treatment.
- 04Police deployed stun grenades inside two yeshivas, Ettinger Yeshiva and Kibbutz Beit Hatalmud Yeshiva, during the overnight clashes.
- 05At least five yeshiva students were injured by the stun grenades, with one student requiring hospitalization.
- 06Students accused police of excessive force and throwing stun grenades indiscriminately inside the yeshiva compounds.
- 07Rabbis were summoned to the scene in Elad to help calm the situation and de-escalate the confrontations.
- 08Additional protests against the student's arrest were reported in Kfar Saba and near the Ra'anana junction.
Following the initial dispersal, confrontations resumed after midnight when large police forces, including riot police and Border Police, arrived near the yeshiva compounds. During the violent disturbance, protesters threw stones at police forces, injuring one officer in the head, who was evacuated for medical treatment.
Residents and students accused police of excessive force, claiming officers entered yeshiva compounds and threw stun grenades inside two yeshivas, Ettinger Yeshiva and Kibbutz Beit Hatalmud Yeshiva, even at uninvolved individuals. According to residents, at least five students were injured by the stun grenades, with one requiring hospitalization. Rabbis were called to the scene to help de-escalate the situation, while related protests also occurred in Kfar Saba and near Ra'anana junction.
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