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Clashes erupt outside Beersheba cemetery as Ben Gvir leaves following speech

Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent.

Clashes between security and bereaved family members and friends outside the Beersheba military cemetery on Memorial Day, April 25, 2023. (Emanuel Fabian/Times of Israel)
Clashes between security and bereaved family members and friends outside the Beersheba military cemetery on Memorial Day, April 25, 2023. (Emanuel Fabian/Times of Israel)

Clashes erupt outside the Beersheba military cemetery following the Memorial Day ceremony attended by Public Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir.

Bereaved families are shouting at each other, some scuffling physically.

An open water bottle is hurled at a woman, as police attempt to hold the sides apart.

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