The Times of Israel is liveblogging Monday’s events as they unfold.

Dozens of protesters break into Beit Shemesh police station after arrest of Haredi draft dodger

Dozens of protesters broke into a police station compound in Beit Shemesh earlier tonight and set fire to nearby vegetation following the arrest of an ultra-Orthodox draft evader in the city.

Footage shared on social media shows a large crowd of jeering ultra-Orthodox men hurling debris at the police station as others force open the gate, allowing them to push their way in.

הפרגוד: הפריצה הלילית הדרמטית של המפגינים למשטרת בית שמש pic.twitter.com/A1FXAeHKeY — הפרגוד (@moshepargod) May 31, 2026

הפרגוד: הפריצה הלילית הדרמטית של המפגינים למשטרת בית שמש pic.twitter.com/A1FXAeHKeY

— הפרגוד (@moshepargod) May 31, 2026

In another video, police can be seen pushing back a crowd of men trying to force their way in through another entrance to the compound.

The crowd begins chanting “murderer! murderer!” as one police officer appears to punch several protesters as he moves them away from the entrance.

דרמה: בעקבות הפרסום מאות מנסים לפרוץ כעת למשטרת בית שמש, במחאה על........

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