Haredi police violence protests escalate

What happened

• The Jerusalem Faction called mass protests near Bnei Brak after the arrest of yeshiva students who had not reported for the draft, including one detained outside his Jerusalem home in what police described as a sting.Israel National NewsChannel 14ynet0404 News
• Police prepared in advance and closed sections of Route 4 between the Aluf Sadeh and Em Hamoshavot interchanges, warning of heavy congestion on Jabotinsky Road in Bnei Brak.Channel 14N12 (mako)Israel National NewsIsrael Hayom
• Dozens of protesters sat down at the Geha interchange and also blocked railway tracks near Petah Tikva; according to ynet the police declared the gathering unlawful and the clearing turned aggressive, with stun grenades and batons used, while police said an officer was hit in the head by a stone and two others were hurt, one with broken ribs.ynetIsrael National NewsIsrael National News
• Footage of bleeding and injured protesters, among them a young man described as having special needs, drew condemnation from United Torah Judaism chairman MK Yaakov Asher, who said a red line had been crossed and demanded the officers involved be summoned to a hearing, with Shas calling for an immediate investigation and MK Meir Porush accusing police of treating haredim worse than Kaplan-street demonstrators.0404 NewsChannel 14Arutz ShevaChannel 14ynet
• National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir accused Police Commissioner Danny Levy of acting to please the incoming government and Yair Golan, while a senior police official replied that officers acted against lawbreakers and would not let public order be harmed to suit any minister; an i24NEWS reporter and her cameraman were also reported assaulted while covering the protest.0404 NewsIsrael HayomChannel 14Israel National NewsArutz ShevaChannel 14Israel Hayom

Why it matters

The confrontation ties the unresolved haredi draft dispute to a new fight over who controls the police, with the minister responsible for the force publicly accusing its commissioner of political motives days after the election.ynetIsrael Hayom0404 News

Where coverage differs

• Across the six sources, by lean, the two center outlets largely framed the day around traffic and the blocked highway, with ynet then detailing both protester injuries and injured officers and the police statement; the right-leaning outlets ran more items centered on the footage of bleeding protesters, haredi politicians' outrage and Ben Gvir's attack on the police commissioner.N12 (mako)ynet0404 NewsChannel 14Channel 140404 NewsChannel 14