Current sectionIsrael NewsOne Writers' Complex resident said a truck driver who unloaded containers, blocking access to the neighborhood, told him he had been sent by the municipality. Another warned of a 'religious war if police fail to interveneShare 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 formatSubscribeYair Foldes02:06 AM • August 29 2026 IDTHaredi residents blocked roads Friday leading to the homes of secular residents in a mixed neighborhood in northern Bnei Brak, as they have done ahead of Shabbat for several months.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:ShabbatUltra-OrthodoxCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Live UpdatesWest BankIDF VideoGaza Militias Iran RegimeNetanyahu CampaignOfer WinterSuper El NiñoPollHaQuizHaaretz PodcastHaredim Again Block Bnei Brak Neighborhood, Cutting Off Secular ResidentsIDF Says Three Palestinians Killed in Targeted Strike Near West Bank's JeninIsraeli Judoka Gefen Primo Wins Lausanne Grand SlamIs Israel Really 'One Step Away' From Total Victory in Gaza?Netanyahu's Claim That Son Was Target of Iranian Assassination Remains UnclearRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIAn Israeli Startup Is Reinventing Salmon Farming. It May Upend a Global IndustryHasan Piker Talks Hamas, anti-Zionism and Why Americans Are Fed Up With Israel'Israel Is Sending Militias to Commit War Crimes – and I Have to Protect Them'Israeli Court Acquits Man of Assaulting Nun in Jerusalem's Old CityBeing Israeli Abroad Has Become Embarrassing. You Don't Talk About ItPoll: Likud Sinks to 19 Seats as New Right-wing Party Falls Below Threshold