Massive riots in Elad over a Haredi deserter who drove without a license, police officer injured in the head

The arrest of a Haredi deserter who drove without a license in Kfar Saba led to riots in Elad. Students of the Ettinger yeshiva blocked the entrance to the city, threw stones, and slashed a police vehicle. The commander of the Rosh Ha'ayin police station was injured in the head by a garbage bag. Five students were injured by a stun grenade, one was evacuated to a hospital.

The arrest of a Haredi deserter who drove without a license in Kfar Saba led to massive riots in Elad on the night between Wednesday and Thursday. Students of the Ettinger yeshiva blocked the entrance to the city, threw stones, and slashed a police vehicle. The commander of the Rosh Ha'ayin police station was injured in the head by a garbage bag thrown at him and was evacuated for medical treatment. According to residents, five young men were injured by a direct hit from stun grenades thrown into the yeshiva building, and one of them was evacuated to Beilinson Hospital. The deserter was caught in Kfar Saba, and during the investigation it was discovered that he was a deserter; military police were called to take him to Prison 10. Activists of 'Black Color' arrived to protest and initially blocked the Ra'anana junction. Former mayor Israel Porush arrived at the scene and asked the rioters to disperse.