{"id":60346,"date":"2026-06-22T19:17:45","date_gmt":"2026-06-22T23:17:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/beit-shemesh-protesters-block-roads-damage-property-as-police-seek-to-reestablish-order\/22\/06\/2026\/"},"modified":"2026-06-22T19:17:45","modified_gmt":"2026-06-22T23:17:45","slug":"beit-shemesh-protesters-block-roads-damage-property-as-police-seek-to-reestablish-order","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/beit-shemesh-protesters-block-roads-damage-property-as-police-seek-to-reestablish-order\/22\/06\/2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Beit Shemesh protesters block roads, damage property, as police seek to reestablish order"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The demonstrators set fire to dumpsters and damaged fences in the area where the protests occurred.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Unruly haredi (ultra-Orthodox) protesters in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/tags\/beit-shemesh\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Beit Shemesh;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Beit Shemesh&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Beit Shemesh<\/a> blocked roads and caused damage to public property on Monday night, Israel Police announced.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The protest, Ynet reported, was centered on the indictment of a resident of the city who was accused of setting fire to plants next to the police station.<\/p>\n<div class=\"max-md:faux-bleed mb-4 bg-accent\/2 pb-5 md:invisible md:mb-0 md:h-0 md:overflow-hidden md:pb-0\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-nowrap justify-center\">\n<div class=\"flex ad-container\" id=\"_R_2keahlhl8b4lubsnqq5bH1_\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[#_R_2keahlhl8b4lubsnqq5bH1_ { display: none; }\n@media screen and (max-width: 767.95px) {\n        #_R_2keahlhl8b4lubsnqq5bH1_ { display: flex; }\n        iframe { max-width: 100vw; }\n      }]]><\/style>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/world\/articles\/several-haredi-rioters-arrested-breaking-025622097.html\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:demonstrators;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;demonstrators&quot;}\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">demonstrators<\/a> set fire to dumpsters and damaged fences in the area where the protests occurred. The police also stated that they had caused heavy damage to a police vehicle.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">When an officer demanded that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/world\/articles\/jerusalem-light-rail-partially-suspended-200802064.html\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:protesters;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;protesters&quot;}\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">protesters<\/a> disperse, members of the crowd threw rocks and other projectiles at the police.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-primary p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-primary\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"flex-none size-4 -scale-x-100 text-primary lg:size-6 [&amp;_path]:fill-current\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M3.1 3.1V11h1.8V6.314l5.392 5.393 1.415-1.414L6.313 4.9H11V3.1zm17.8 17.8V13h-1.8v4.686l-5.393-5.393-1.415 1.414 5.393 5.393H13v1.8z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-primary hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Israel Police responding to haredi (ultra-Orthodox) protest near Shabbat Square in Jerusaelm, June 19, 2026. (credit: SCREENSHOT\/X)<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\">Police respond to protesters with force<\/h3>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The police responded with forceful methods in order to clear the road, the police stated.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/tags\/israel-police\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Israel Police;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Israel Police&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Israel Police<\/a> views the incident as serious, and this is not how a protest is held,&#8221; the police stated.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;This is violence directed at the forces on the ground, while harming the fabric of life in the area. We will use all means to disperse the rioters in order to restore and maintain public order.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/world\/articles\/beit-shemesh-protesters-block-roads-220927842.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The demonstrators set fire to dumpsters and damaged fences in the area where the protests occurred. 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