Police arrested 25 Hareidi Jews on Monday during a protest against the disturbing of graves at a building site in Yehud. The incident occurred at a dig to save archeological artifacts at a building site, before construction commences. Police claim that members of the protest group rioted, while detainees complained that police used excessive force to detain them. Police said that several rioters fled when they arrived, and a search has been launched to detain them.
Last week, a group protested at a building site in northern Israel. That incident occurred at a road work site on Road 65, in the lower Galilee. The protesters said that the construction was disturbing an ancient Jewish cemetery.