A man died on Thursday during the haredi demonstration against military conscription, after he fell from a height at a construction site on Shazar Boulevard in Jerusalem. The victim was later identified as 20-year-old Menachem Mendel Litzman.
Litzman fell approximately 20 stories. MDA paramedics who rushed to the scene found the victim suffering from multi-system trauma and no vital signs, and had to pronounce him dead at the scene.
Police are investigating the possibility that Litzman committed suicide and did not fall accidentally.
Forces from the Jerusalem District Police are at the scene and have begun investigating the incident.
MDA paramedic Lishai Shemesh and EMT Daniel Alkayam recounted: "The teen lay unconscious at the foot of a high-rise construction site without a pulse and not breathing, with very severe multi-system trauma."
"We were told that he fell from a high height. We conducted medical examinations, but his injuries were critical, and unfortunately, we had no choice but to pronounce him dead," they reported.
Yisrael Beytenu Chairman Avigdor Liberman sharply attacked the haredi leadership following the incident. "The rotten haredi leadership is directly responsible for the painful death of a young boy in a despicable and unnecessary demonstration. He came out on the orders of that leadership to be a human shield for the power and influence of the haredi activists."
Magen David Adom, which has been on medical standby at the rally, reported that as of 16:45, it had treated 56 participants. Of those treated, four required further care and were evacuated to hospitals in mild condition (including two cases of fainting, a cardiac incident, and a minor injury).