Haredi anti-draft rioters break into Military Police chief’s home with family inside |
Ultra-Orthodox demonstrators belonging to the extremist Jerusalem Faction protested across the country on Tuesday, blocking Route 4 near the central city of Bnei Brak and breaching the home of the head of the IDF’s Military Police in Ashkelon in protest of the arrest of yeshiva students who have evaded military conscription.
The military said the extremists broke into Military Police commander Brig. Gen. Yuval Yamin’s home “while his family was inside.” Police said in a statement that the rioters “trespassed into the yard, acted violently, and disrupted the routine of life in the area.”
Police said that officers had begun arresting suspects involved in the rioting.
Senior officials including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu condemned the ultra-Orthodox extremists.
“I strongly condemn the unbridled and violent attack against the chief Military Police officer and demand that firm action be taken against those involved,” Netanyahu said in a terse statement.
Katz similarly said he “strongly” condemns the incident, saying the extremists are “a group of violent criminals who must be brought to justice with the full severity of the law.”
תבינו את הדרמה באשקלון: עשרות מפגינים מהפלג הירושלמי נכנסו לתוך ביתו של מפקד המשטרה הצבאית תת אלוף יובל יאמין ומתבצרים שם https://t.co/2ohPMV8KN4 pic.twitter.com/iimgCNsbY3 — יואלי ברים yoeli brim (@yoeli_brim) April 28, 2026
תבינו את הדרמה באשקלון: עשרות מפגינים מהפלג הירושלמי נכנסו לתוך ביתו של מפקד המשטרה הצבאית תת אלוף יובל יאמין ומתבצרים שם https://t.co/2ohPMV8KN4 pic.twitter.com/iimgCNsbY3
— יואלי ברים yoeli brim (@yoeli_brim) April 28, 2026
IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir “strongly condemn[ed] the attack,” saying in a statement that “harm to security personnel and their families constitutes the crossing of a dangerous red line.”
“This is a grave incident, and decisive action is required by all law enforcement and security authorities to bring those involved to justice,” Zamir added.
Responding to the condemnations, the Jerusalem Faction said: “Red lines have been crossed; leave the Torah students alone.”
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