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17 Ultra-Orthodox Indicted After Anti-Draft Home Break-in, Traffic Chaos

6/16/2026

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Police indicted 17 ultra-Orthodox men, including four minors, for breaking into Brigadier-General Yuval Yamin’s Ashkelon home during the April 28 anti-draft protest.
Two people were injured, a 21-year-old hit by a car on Highway 1 and a 93-year-old man with unspecified injuries.
Police dispersed ultra-Orthodox protesters who blocked Bar Ilan Street and near Ofakim, restored traffic, and triggered two-hour highway and train shutdowns that created nationwide congestion.

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Police indicted 17 ultra-Orthodox men, including four minors, for breaking into Brigadier-General Yuval Yamin’s Ashkelon home during the April 28 anti-draft protest.
Two people were injured, a 21-year-old hit by a car on Highway 1 and a 93-year-old man with unspecified injuries.
Police dispersed ultra-Orthodox protesters who blocked Bar Ilan Street and near Ofakim, restored traffic, and triggered two-hour highway and train shutdowns that created nationwide congestion.