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A stun grenade appears to explode next to ultra-Orthodox demonstrators during clashes with police officers and civilians as they blocked Route 4 during a protest against the jailing of yeshiva students who failed to comply with an army recruitment order, at the Yavne Interchange, October 18, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
October 18, 2026, 3:22 pm
Ultra-Orthodox block main highway in rush hour protest over draft dodgers’ arrest
Demonstrators choke off Route 4 for two hours during peak traffic, scuffle with drivers, until police use stun grenades, force to clear them away; no injuries or arrests reported
By Noam Lehmann
Haredi protesters block cars during an anti-enlistment demonstration in Jerusalem on October 8, 2026. The two protesters on the right hold a sign reading, 'either Haredi or military.' (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
October 8, 2026, 11:58 pm
Haredi anti-enlistment protesters clash with cops, block highways in Bnei Brak, Jerusalem
At least 3 arrested for attacking police, encircling soldier; police escort two Shas MKs out of event crashed by rioters; PM reportedly wary of riots’ political fallout
By Noam Lehmann
Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men block a bus on Route 4, near Bnei Brak, during a demonstration against the arrest of draft evaders, on July 16, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
July 16, 2026, 10:04 pm
Ultra-Orthodox extremists block roads, clash with public over arrest of draft dodgers
Two arrested as roads in central Israel closed, public transport routes altered; video shows cyclist attacked by Haredi mob; thousands attend separate rally outside military prison
By ToI Staff
Protesters supporting the conscription of ultra-Orthodox men into the military block a road in the Haredi city of Bnei Brak, central Israel, clashing with locals, on June 26, 2026. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
June 26, 2026, 5:48 pm
Dozens of protesters block road in Bnei Brak in demand for ultra-Orthodox military draft
Demonstration led by mothers of soldiers; group says police officers stood by and watched as they were attacked by ultra-Orthodox men: ‘I cried out to one of them, and he simply didn’t move’
By ToI Staff
Police clash with Haredi protesters on Route 4, June 17, 2026 (Screen grabs/Channel 13)
June 17, 2026, 4:24 pm
Haredi anti-draft protest blocks highway near Tel Aviv, 8 hurt as police clear road
Police arrest 5; use stun grenades and batons in violent dispersal that sparks rare criticism from Ben Gvir, who has championed using force against anti-government demonstrators
By Charlie Summers, Sam Sokol and Emanuel Fabian
Security forces disperse ultra-Orthodox Jewish men blocking a road during a protest against conscription to the Israel Defense Forces in Bnei Brak on December 22, 2025. (Ilia YEFIMOVICH / AFP)
December 22, 2025, 10:57 pm
Haredim block traffic on Route 4 in protest of arrests of draft-dodgers
Police say protesters called them ‘Nazis’; female motorist confronts Haredi crowd, prompting cries of ‘Shiksa!’
By ToI Staff
Ultra-Orthodox men block Route 4 during a protest against the jailing of yeshiva students who failed to comply with an IDF draft order, Bnei Brak, December 8, 2025. (David Cohen/Flash90)
December 8, 2025, 11:13 pm
Haredi anti-draft protesters block highway; driver arrested for hitting teen
Police say protester moderately injured after car rammed into crowd on Route 4 outside Bnei Brak; motorcyclist also detained for attempting to drive through crowd
By Charlie Summers and ToI Staff
Haredi protesters are seen blocking Route 4 in a demonstration against the conscription of yeshiva students, in this screenshot from a video taken June 20, 2024. (Screenshot via X, Shilo Fried, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
June 20, 2024, 11:49 pm
Hundreds of ultra-Orthodox block highway in protest against IDF enlistment
Protesters, affiliated with extremist Jerusalem Faction group, tie up traffic near Bnei Brak outside Tel Aviv day after Haredi parties threaten government over military draft bill
By ToI Staff and Sam Sokol
Ultra-Orthodox Jews block a road during a protest against drafting of Haredim to the IDF, on Route 4 near Bnei Brak, March 3, 2024. (Itai Ron/Flash90)
March 3, 2024, 10:09 pm
‘We will die and not enlist’: Extremist Haredim block major highway for hours
Policewoman caught on video violently kicking demonstrator, as issue of ultra-Orthodox draft exemption returns to limelight
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: A Magen David Adom ambulance is seen on the coast of central Israel. (Magen David Adom)
January 9, 2024, 9:48 pm
Woman killed, man seriously injured in suspected murder-suicide attempt
Shooter reportedly blocked women’s car with his own, fired fatal shots before turning gun on himself; mother of victim says she had wanted to end relationship with him
By ToI Staff
Israeli police deploy near Ashkelon, Israel, on October 8, 2023. (AP/Ohad Zwigenberg)
October 8, 2023, 5:11 pm
Man shot dead by police after reportedly being mistaken for terrorist
Police pursue suspect, apparently an Israeli man, driving from Gaza border area north along Route 4; official says unclear why he didn’t stop for authorities
By Emanuel Fabian
Haredi men block a police vehicle at the entrance to Jerusalem in protest of the arrest of an ultra-Orthodox military draft dodger, September 13, 2023. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
September 13, 2023, 8:55 pm
Haredi extremists block roads in Jerusalem, Tel Aviv to protest draft dodger’s arrest
Mass demonstrations near entrance to capital and on Route 4 include violent clashes between cops and protesters, some of whom say they’d die rather than serve in military
By ToI Staff
The scene of a traffic accident at the Regba junction, on the Route 4 highway in northern Israel, on April 23, 2022. (Magen David Adom)
April 23, 2022, 11:58 am
Motorcyclist killed, passenger seriously hurt in northern Israel crash
62-year-old Mazra’a man pronounced dead at scene, woman in her 30s taken to Nahariya hospital after collision with pickup truck
By ToI Staff
Traffic jams on the Ayalon highway during the Passover holiday, March 30, 2021. (Miriam Alster/FLASH90)
March 30, 2021, 6:58 pm
Worst-ever Passover traffic chaos as reopened Israel enjoys vaccinated vacation
Terrific weather, limited international travel, general reopening for week-long festival spell highway congestion; beaches closed as tens of thousands camp out at Sea of Galilee
By ToI Staff
The scene of a traffic accident in southern Israel in which two people were killed on January 19, 2019 (Magen David Adom)
January 20, 2020, 1:10 am
2 killed in traffic accident in south, bringing toll from deadly weekend to 6
Couple in their 60s killed when their vehicle swerves and hits a barrier on the side of the road; police investigating cause of crash
By ToI Staff
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