Protester for hostage deal arrested after blowing shofar beyond police barriers outside PM’s home

Police detained a protester this morning after he blew a shofar near Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s home, as part of non-stop demonstrations in the area demanding a hostage-ceasefire deal.

The protester, Rabbi Avidan Freedman, is seen in footage being detained by two police officers after he blows a shofar on the opposite side of the road to Netanyahu’s home.

He is seen past the crowd control barriers erected by police to distance protesters from the premier’s residence.

Freedman, who is well-known in Jerusalem’s protest scene, was put in handcuffs upon his arrest, was questioned at the police station and is set to be released under restrictive conditions, according to a lawyers’ network representing detained anti-government protesters.

הרב אבידן פרידמן, פעיל למען החטופים, נעצר לאחר ש*תקע בשופר* מחוץ לבית משפחת נתניהו בשש וחצי בבוקר

Rabbi Avidan Friedman, an activist for the hostages, was arrested after blowing a shofar outside the Netanyahu residence at 6:30 a.m pic.twitter.com/gDUG3N5kln

— Yael Freidson יעל פרידסון (@YaelFreidson) September 19, 2025

Last night, Zahiro Shahar Mor, the nephew of hostage Avraham Munder, was arrested in Jerusalem during a protest encampment outside Netanyahu’s home.

He was held overnight at the station and questioned on suspicion of behavior liable to disturb public peace, simple assault and interfering with a police officer.

Police are requesting to extend Mor’s detention in the Jerusalem Magistrate’s Court this morning, according to his lawyer Yoni Nussbaum.