IDF soldiers and haredi (ultra-Orthodox) protesters clashed outside of Military Prison 10 in Beit Lid on Monday morning, demonstrating in support of arrested draft dodgers being held in the prison and the IDF's haredi draft law.
According to footage circulating on social media, protesters swarmed the prison's entrance and checkpoints, shouting and pushing aside the metal barricades and soldiers attempting to maintain order.
"Release [Supreme Court Deputy President Justice Noam] Sohlberg's hostages and the rest of the haredim from military prison," read a sign held by one of the protesters.
Sohlberg has become a focal point of such protests following his order to increase arrests of draft evaders, the peak of which took place on June 3, when a haredi riot broke out outside of his home.
The extremist protesters caused significant property damage by smashing windows, damaging his car, and attempting to break into Sohlberg's house before attempting to flee the scene. Cards with an Israeli flag with a swastika were afterward found scattered in and around the home.
Meanwhile, Israeli media reported that the Gur Hasidim sect is planning a much larger demonstration for Wednesday.
According to Ynet, a convoy is expected to depart from various points across the country and head towards Military Prison 10, slowing traffic and blocking roads.
The convoy is reportedly scheduled to take place between 4 p.m. and 8 p.m., in coordination with the Israel Police, unlike previous haredi protests that have caused massive traffic jams.
Some 10,000 protesters block two highways in protest of IDF haredi draft
These protests come nearly a week after some 10,000 haredi draft evaders reportedly blocked eastbound Highway 57 at the Beit Lid-Kfar Yonah intersection.
The protests stalled traffic in the Sharon region for hours and led the Emek Hefer Regional Council to cancel all after-school activities.
Some of the protesters congregated outside of Military Prison 10, where some haredi protesters who attacked Sohlberg's house are being held. MK Yitzhak Goldknopf was in attendance.