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Ultra-Orthodox Protesters Clash with Police Over Draft Law

7/9/2026

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Ultra-Orthodox demonstrators staged actions against Israel’s draft law, targeting a Jerusalem light-rail site, the IDF Central Command headquarters, and Military Prison 10 in Beit Lid.
Police dispersed protesters who blocked Bar Ilan Street on July 6 and later intervened when they blocked the IDF Central Command entrance on July 7, issuing no official comment.
On July 8 IDF soldiers clashed with demonstrators outside Military Prison 10 in Beit Lid, clearing the scene shortly after an earlier July 5 arrest linked to damage at the light-rail compound.

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Ultra-Orthodox demonstrators staged actions against Israel’s draft law, targeting a Jerusalem light-rail site, the IDF Central Command headquarters, and Military Prison 10 in Beit Lid.
Police dispersed protesters who blocked Bar Ilan Street on July 6 and later intervened when they blocked the IDF Central Command entrance on July 7, issuing no official comment.
On July 8 IDF soldiers clashed with demonstrators outside Military Prison 10 in Beit Lid, clearing the scene shortly after an earlier July 5 arrest linked to damage at the light-rail compound.