12 arrested at Haredi anti-draft protest outside military base in northern Israel

Twelve people have been arrested at a protest in northern Israel against the conscription of ultra-Orthodox yeshiva students into the IDF.

The protesters gathered near the Michve Alon training base, Kan news reports, after they were issued draft summons and instructed to report to the Tiberias recruitment center.

In a statement, the Israel Police says that hundreds of protesters “blocked traffic routes and lit a fire near the gates of an IDF base.”

The police statement adds that the demonstration turned violent, as participants threw objects at police forces attempting to disperse the unauthorized protesters and at IDF soldiers guarding the base.

The 12 arrested individuals were detained on suspicion of violating public order, the statement adds, and efforts to remove the remainder of the protesters are ongoing.