Netanyahu, Katz condemn invasion of Military Police chief’s home by Haredi extremists

By Emanuel Fabian

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28 April 2026, 9:55 pm

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

Police officers at the scene where Haredi extremists protesting the arrest of a draft evader broke into the backyard of the house of Military Police chief Brig. Gen. Yuval Yamin in Ashkelon, April 28, 2026. (Israel Police)

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz condemn the ultra-Orthodox extremists who broke into the backyard of the home of the chief of the Military Police this evening.

“I strongly condemn the wild and violent attack against the chief Military Police officer and demand that firm action be taken against those involved,” Netanyahu says in a terse statement.

Katz similarly says he “strongly” condemns the incident, saying the extremists are “a group of violent criminals who must be brought to justice with the full severity of the law.”

“I fully back behind Brig. Gen. Yuval Yamin and make it clear: We will not allow harm to IDF commanders and soldiers,” he adds.