Violent protests erupted in Jerusalem as thousands of ultra-Orthodox men defied a Supreme Court order to begin military service, with clashes involving water cannons and rock-throwing.
Thousands of Jewish ultra-Orthodox men clashed with Israeli police in central Jerusalem on Sunday during a protest against a Supreme Court order for them to begin enlisting for military service.
Tens of thousands of men rallied in an ultra-Orthodox neighbourhood to protest the order. But after nightfall, the crowd made its way toward central Jerusalem and turned violent. Over 600 soldiers have been killed in the fighting and tens of thousands of reservists have been activated, upending careers, businesses and lives.
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