Demonstrations against the military draft by the extremist haredi-religious Peleg Yerushalmi Jerusalem faction have spread from the intersection of Jaffa (Yafo) and Sarei Yisrael Streets in Jerusalm to the nearby String Bridge Junction.
The demonstrators ar blocking Sarei Yisrael and Jaffa streets and causing large traffic jams. Light rail traffic in the area is also stopped because of the demonstration. The number of demonstrators arrested has risen to 35.