Highway 4 Shut in Both Directions as Draft Evader's Arrest Sparks Protests
Police closed wide sections of Route 4 in both directions following Jerusalem Faction demonstrations prompted by the arrest of a military draft evader.
Police initiated the closure of Highway 4 in both directions between the Aluf Sadeh and Em Hamoshavot interchanges, as well as along Jabotinsky Road in Bnei Brak, news website ynet and The Jerusalem Post reported. Simultaneously, dozens of demonstrators protested beneath the highway near the Geha interchange.
According to ynet, the protests erupted following the arrest of draft evader Alon Smadja in Jerusalem by the Military Police. The arrest was carried out through a ruse outside his home, in which he was summoned downstairs under the pretext that a delivery was awaiting him.
Further details regarding developments in the protest and updated traffic arrangements have not yet been released.
Sources: Jerusalem Post — front page, ynet — חדשות
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