Current sectionIsrael NewsIsrael SecurityDemonstrators clashed with police outside a station in Beit Shemesh after a yeshiva student wanted for evading military service was detained; police said protesters set fires and blocked nearby roadsShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeAaron Rabinowitz12:54 PM • June 01 2026 IDTHundreds of ultra-Orthodox protesters stormed a police station in Beit Shemesh overnight into Monday to protest the arrest of a yeshiva student wanted for evading the military draft, police said. Eight people were arrested on suspicion of assault and disorderly conduct.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:Israel protestUltra-OrthodoxIDFIsrael policeCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Israel-Iran Live UpdatesBeaufort CastleHezbollahGazaIsrael ElectionsOctober 7HaQuizHaaretz PodcastIsraeli High Court Hears Challenge to Government's Boycott of Haaretz11 Years After Oil Spill, Israeli Nature Reserve to Undergo Soil RestorationIDF Names Soldier Killed in Southern Lebanon Drone StrikeU.S. Says It Struck Iranian Military Sites; Tehran Claims RetaliationManufactured Nostalgia for Lebanon's Beaufort Masks a Strategic FailureRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIIsrael Orders Unprecedented Seizure of Religious Site From Palestinian Authority'Israelis Are More Genocidal Than You Think': The 'Counter Hasbara' of Andrey XIsrael 2026 Election Poll Tracker: The Latest ProjectionsUN Report Accuses Israeli Forces of Rape, Sexual Abuse of Palestinian DetaineesPentagon Leaks Signal U.S. Effort to Blame Israel for Risks of Renewed Iran WarNot Lapid or Bennett: Could This Former IDF Chief Be Israel's Next Leader?