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Tuesday, July 16, 2024
From the Liveblog of
Tuesday, July 16, 2024
Ultra-Orthodox demonstrators block key highway after IDF announces new draft plans
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Police remove ultra-Orthodox Jewish youth blocking a road to protest military recruitment in Bnei Brak, near Tel Aviv, Israel, Tuesday, July 16, 2024.(AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
Ultra-Orthodox protesters are blocking Route 4 highway near Bnei Brak in central Israel after the IDF announces it will begin drafting members of the Haredi community from Sunday.
Police say the demonstration is illegal and are preparing to forcefully remove the demonstrators if they do not disperse.
Dozens of demonstrators are sitting in the road.
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