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Ultra-Orthodox Protesters Block Highway 4 Over Draft Evasion Arrest

Extremist ultra-Orthodox protesters blocked Highway 4 in central Israel on Wednesday evening to protest the arrest of a yeshiva student suspected of draft evasion. The student was detained after giving testimony at Lahav 433 and handed over to military police.

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Ultra-Orthodox Protesters Block Highway 4 Over Draft Evasion Arrest
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What happened

  1. 01Extremist ultra-Orthodox protesters blocked Highway 4 in both directions Wednesday evening.
  2. 02The protest was against the arrest of a yeshiva student suspected of draft evasion.
  3. 03The student was detained after testifying at Lahav 433 and handed to military police.
  4. 04Police denied wrongful arrest claims, citing serious criminal offenses.
  5. 05Traffic congestion and possible blockages were reported on Jabotinsky Road in Bnei Brak.

Police denied allegations of wrongful arrest and warned of traffic disruptions.

Translated and summarized by baba from Arutz Sheva, the latest report. Read Arutz Sheva’s original

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