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Sunday, February 15, 2026
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Sunday, February 15, 2026
Police chief says Haredi rioting in Bnei Brak ‘crossed every line’
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GooglePolice chief Danny Levy condemns riots that broke out in Bnei Brak earlier this afternoon, which saw a large Haredi mob attack two female IDF soldiers.
Levy calls the unrest “unbridled riots that have crossed every line” and says that the “lawbreakers committed grave acts that constitute a blow to the symbols of rule of law.”
Over the past hour, the mob used violence against law enforcement forces, caused damage, overturned a police patrol car and set fire to an officer’s motorcycle, Levy notes.
The police chief is currently on his way to Bnei Brak, where Tel Aviv District commander Haim Sargaroff is already present. Police have so far arrested 12 people.
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