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Intense clashes, fires and damage at Jerusalem rally; 9 arrested, including hostage’s relative

17 June 2024, 11:36 pm
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Anti-government protesters demonstrate outside Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's residence in Jerusalem, on June 17, 2024. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
Anti-government protesters demonstrate outside Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's residence in Jerusalem, on June 17, 2024. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Police have now arrested nine people amid escalating clashes and violence during an anti-government protest near Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s residence in Jerusalem.

Hebrew media reports say one of the detainees is Noam Dan, whose cousin’s ex-husband Ofer Calderon is being held hostage in Gaza.

Online footage shows police using water cannons against demonstrators — in one case hitting a medic wearing a vest marking her as such. She has reportedly been taken to the hospital for treatment after being hit in the eye.

Reports say a traffic light and a street pole have been knocked down during the intense clashes, with tables at a local pizza store overturned.

Police say they have declared the protest illegal.

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