Violent riots erupted in Jerusalem after a routine municipal parking ticket spiraled into a confrontation with ultra-Orthodox Jews, leaving 13 Israeli police officers injured, five of them hospitalized. Hundreds of extremist Haredi protesters quickly gathered, attempting to free a detainee and surrounding officers, hurling stones and objects that caused extensive damage to police vehicles, including overturning a patrol car. Police deployed Border Police units, tear gas, stun grenades, water cannons, and a helicopter as clashes raged for more than three hours, during which officers briefly withdrew before returning after further attacks. Four suspects were arrested, though two suspected draft evaders fled. Authorities said false rumors about detainees being handed to military police fueled the unrest. National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir condemned the violence as a “red line,” while the Jerusalem Municipality said the incident began as routine enforcement and called for full prosecution, as residents voiced concern over the severity of the clashes.

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