Overview
- Yoav Ben-Tzur was extracted unharmed after dozens of extremists smashed his car in Jerusalem, and police said they are pursuing suspects in what they called a serious attempt to harm a public official.
- Israel Police and the Knesset Guard raised security for Degel HaTorah MKs Moshe Gafni and Yaakov Asher to Level 4, with measures including patrols, cameras, and permanent guards.
- Shas chairman Aryeh Deri declined an offer of enhanced personal protection, according to Kan News, despite recent confrontations over the proposed conscription law.
- Protests linked to opposition to the draft bill extended to Bnei Brak, where crowds gathered outside Yaakov Asher’s home on Saturday and Sunday, with clashes reported and several arrests noted in later reports.
- Condemnations poured in from political and religious leaders, including Chief Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef, Shas officials, and Knesset committee chair Boaz Bismuth, who denounced violence by fringe elements over the draft-law debate.