The Israeli police severely repressed demonstrations by Haredim (Orthodox Jews) protesting the arrest of military conscription evaders. The demonstrations took place on Route 4 in central Palestine. As we mentioned earlier, the issue of ultra-Orthodox recruitment into the army will become even more acute after the elections. It is worth noting that one of the reasons for the weakening of the position of Netanyahu's coalition was the loss of the Shas party, which represents the ultra-Orthodox interests, of about half of its seats in the Knesset (reduced from 11 to 6 seats). This was due to the anger and disappointment of Shas supporters from the Netanyahu government, as well as the failure to fulfill promises to grant them exemptions from military service, as a result of which many of them refused to participate in the elections. Yassin Az El Din.

The Israeli police severely repressed demonstrations by Haredim (Orthodox Jews) protesting the arrest of military conscription evaders. The demonstrations took place on Route 4 in central Palestine. As we mentioned earlier, the issue of ultra-Orthodox recruitment into the army will become even more acute after the elections. It is worth noting that one of the reasons for the weakening of the position of Netanyahu's coalition was the loss of the Shas party, which represents the ultra-Orthodox interests, of about half of its seats in the Knesset (reduced from 11 to 6 seats). This was due to the anger and disappointment of Shas supporters from the Netanyahu government, as well as the failure to fulfill promises to grant them exemptions from military service, as a result of which many of them refused to participate in the elections. Yassin Az El Din.