Israel: Cop Fires Gun During Clashes With Charedim

A police officer shot in the air Sunday afternoon after Charedi rioters surrounded and shoved him and other officers while enforcing lockdown rules in Bnei Brak.

The incident took place amid clashes in at least three cities across Israel as police attempted to enforce coronavirus lockdown restrictions in a number of Charedi communities.

The Israel Police said in a statement that the shot was fired after “a mass gathering of local residents began to surround the policemen, throwing stones at them.”

Footage of the incident showed a large crowd following the officers as they walk down the street and appearing to pin one of them against a bus in the middle of the road. No rock throwing was seen in the short clip shared on social media.

בשעה זו בבני ברק המוני מפגינים מהפלג הירושלמי בפינת הרחובות רבי עקיבא רש״י עקב מה שהגדירו כ״החלטת השלטונות להצר את צעדיהם של הציבור החרדי בכל דרך, תוך שימוש בשיטות אלימות ואפלות השמורות למשטרים שחשבנו שנעלמו מהעולם״ עדכונים בעת הצורך, כאן בשרשור pic.twitter.com/Jq2LT4Q5x9

— Bar Peleg (@bar_peleg) January 24, 2021

Read more at Times of Israel.

{Matzav.com}