Police have arrested 28 protesters among hundreds of extremists identified with the haredi-religious Peleg Yerushalmi Jerusalem faction who blocked Jabotinsky Street in Bnei Brak in the area of the Geha Interchange on Monday afternoon, protesting the arrest of a yeshiva student who did not report to the Israel Defense Forces.
The detainees allegedly threw bottles and other objects at police among other disorderly conduct. In addition to the arrest, the protesters were demonstrating for the return of legislation granting an exemption for those who study Torah as a profession.