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.
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The radio, citing an unnamed Israeli military source, said some protesters climbed over the fence and entered the yard.
The source added: “Brigadier General Yamin was not at home at the time of the incident, but his wife and children barricaded themselves inside.”
The same source said police had prior knowledge of the planned protest but were unable to prevent the breach.
Meanwhile, the Hebrew newspaper Israel Hayom described the storming of the military police chief’s home as a “dangerous escalation” by Haredi protesters.
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