Israel: Haredi protests escalate with storming of military police chief’s home

Haredi protesters stormed the home of the head of Israel’s Military Police in the south of the country on Tuesday evening, in protest against the arrest of draft evaders, in what a Hebrew newspaper described as a “dangerous escalation”. The incident came as part of demonstrations organised by Haredi groups in central and southern Israel. Israeli Army Radio said: “Haredi protesters recently broke into the yard of the home of the head of the Military Police, Brigadier General Yuval Yamin, in Ashkelon, protesting the military police’s arrest of Haredim who had evaded conscription in recent days.” According to Israeli police, around 200 protesters took part in the demonstration outside Yamin’s home. READ: Israel detains 1,800 Palestinian children since Gaza war began […]