Water cannons fired during major clashes between ultra-Orthodox and police in Jerusalem

Israel Officers face protests after trying to write parking tickets in an ultra-Orthodox neighborhood Jerusalem Which turned violent.

Community members immediately gathered and the violence ended on 13 Police The officer was injured, officials said.

An arrest was made when Conflict Police said the uproar first broke out when an inspector tried to issue parking tickets and was met with violence and threats, leading to hundreds of ultra-Orthodox protesters arriving there.

He said protesters tried to free the suspect, damaged police cars and threw stones and eggs at police.

In response, police threw stun grenades, deployed water cannon and beat protesters with batons, according to videos circulated on Israeli social media.

The violence reflects rising tensions between Israeli authorities and the ultra-Orthodox, known as Haredim, as the government plans to integrate them into the army.

Residents accused the police of trying to arrest the man for not registering for the draft – a charge the police denied.

Five policemen were brought to hospital and several others sustained minor injuries. As of Thursday afternoon, police said they had arrested four people and several others were being investigated.

Photos circulated on Israeli social media showed an overturned car and vehicles with shattered windshields.

When Israel was established in 1948, a small number of talented ultra-Orthodox scholars were exempted from the draft, which is mandatory for most. jewsBut due to pressure from politically powerful religious parties, this number has increased in the last few decades,

Many secular Israelis – particularly those who have served multiple tours of duty in the latest war between Israel and palestinian Terrorist Hamas in group Gaza – Now support rolling back that exemption and drafting the ultra-Orthodox.

However, measures to draft the ultra-Orthodox have been met with staunch opposition and sometimes violence from religious protesters who claim that serving in the military would destroy their way of life.

The roughly 1.3 million ultra-Orthodox Jews make up about 13% of Israel’s population and oppose conscription because they believe their most important duty is to study full-time at religious seminaries.