As police break for lunch, Ofra protesters go pray

Police appear to have paused their activity after clearing four of the nine of the houses slated to be demolished in Ofra.

Protesters, announcing that many of the police are on a lunch break, take the lull in activity as an opportunity for afternoon prayers.

Nevertheless, several light clashes break out between protesters and police as a hardcore group of settler youth continue to pile into one house, preparing for a showdown with the officers.

A giant poster of Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked adorns a home slated for demolition in Ofra on Tuesday February 28, 2017 (Raoul Wootliff/Times of Israel)
A giant poster of Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked adorns a home slated for demolition in Ofra on Tuesday February 28, 2017 (Raoul Wootliff/Times of Israel)

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