Thousands of Orthodox Jewish demonstrators gather in Jerusalem to protest Israel’s mandatory military conscription. Many participants say Army service conflicts with their religious way of life, chanting that "the army is not a place for Jews who keep the Torah."
Ultra-Orthodox Jews clashed with Israeli police over the government’s enforcement of compulsory military service in Jerusalem. Thousands of protesters blocked roads across central, northern, and southern Israel, demanding the release of Yeshiva students detained for failing to enlist.
Scuffles broke out as the Israeli police dragged Ultra-Orthodox men away from a protest outside the Supreme Court in Jerusalem over a potential new draft law which could end their exemptions from military service
