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Monday, March 31, 2025
Seven protesters detained at anti-government, hostage protests in Jerusalem
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Police detain seven protesters this evening during several anti-government and pro-hostage deal demonstrations taking place throughout Jerusalem.
Officers arrested the demonstrators in three locations — including outside the Knesset and on the Begin Highway — and are taking the group to the Moriah police station, says a spokesperson for a lawyers’ network that represents detained protesters.
Among those arrested is the cousin of freed hostage Arbel Yehud, who bystanders say was violently detained after cursing a police officer for allowing a counter-protester within the barricades bounding the demonstration.
המשטרה עיכבה באלימות את בן דוד של ארבל יהוד מחוץ לכנסת pic.twitter.com/WTxaDXJFzP
— אורי סלע Uri Sela (@uri_sela) March 31, 2025
Two other protesters were detained while blocking Begin Highway to traffic alongside around a dozen others, holding a large banner that read: “What about the hostages?”
It is presently unclear where and on what grounds the remaining four demonstrators were arrested.
The Times of Israel Community.