Violent clashes broke out as hundreds of protesters gathered in Ramat Gan on Tuesday night to prevent arrests after military police went to detain yeshiva students who avoided IDF enlistment.
As tensions escalated, Border Police units arrived to rescue the soldiers. The troops were under attack by protesters who had overturned a military police vehicle at the scene. Earlier, when protesters had only blocked the vehicle, they sang, "We do not believe in the rule of the heretics, and we do not report to their offices."
Ultimately, the military police succeeded in arresting three yeshiva students during the late-night operation. According to reports on ultra-Orthodox websites, an attempt to arrest another yeshiva student at his home was unsuccessful.
Teen arrested over assault on Shas MK Ben-Tzur
Additionally, a 14-year-old boy from Jerusalem was arrested on Sunday on suspicion of involvement in the assault of Shas MK Yoav Ben-Tzur and causing damage to his car during an incident that occurred about a week ago in downtown Jerusalem.
The police are continuing to identify other suspects seen in footage of the incident, collecting evidence, and deepening the investigation.
The attack that led to the investigation involved ultra-Orthodox individuals assaulting Ben-Tzur over his support for the draft law. Following the attack, his car sustained minor damage, but no injuries were reported. Police and Border Police forces on the ground dispersed the rioters and began searching for those involved.
Shortly after the assault, members of the Jerusalem Faction protested outside the homes of Shas leader Aryeh Deri and MK Yaakov Asher of the Degel HaTorah party, and once again outside Asher’s home.