After two hours of reciting Psalms, singing, and dancing, the ultra-Orthodox rally against the conscription bill concludes with no incidents of violence or clashes with police.
Some 51 protesters are injured lightly in the protest and receive medical treatment on the scene, while four are evacuated to the Hadassah Ein Kerem and Shaare Zedek hospitals.
Police maintain that 300,000 participated in the demonstration, while the Haredi organizers say over 500,000 were present.
Route 1 remains closed to private vehicles, and the Central Bus Station will reopen at 8 p.m. No buses are running from the capital, except for direct routes to Tel Aviv which will depart from Har Hotzvim.
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