Jerusalem District Police and Border Police officers mobilized to clear roads as haredi (ultra-Orthodox) protests occured across the Jerusalem area, Israel Police announced on Monday night.
The disturbances are occurring on Bar-Ilan Street and Haim Bar-Lev Boulevard in Jerusalem, and Yehuda Hanasi Boulevard in Beit Shemesh.
Protesters were throwing items, blocking traffic, and refusing to follow instructions, the police said, adding that an officer placed a placard at the scene to disperse the demonstrators, but the participants did not respond.
Police forces continue to operate at the scene to restore order and keep roads open, the police said.
Meanwhile, members of the Gur Hasidic community are gathering outside Attorney-General Gali Baharav-Miara‘s house, chanting “Consult and then act,” according to an N12 News report.
Haredi activists protest against arrest of draft dodger
The protests are part of a larger wave of haredi demonstrations, with hundreds of Gur Hassidic demonstrators also gathering outside of Military Prison 10 in Beit Lid earlier on Monday to protest the arrest of a draft dodger.
