Police forces were called to Kikar HaShabbat in the haredi neighbourhood of Mea Shearim in Jerusalem on Wednesday evening, after a few dozen people blocked the intersection and disrupted the traffic, according to a report by The Jerusalem Post's sister publication Maariv. Police officers pushed the protesters back, reopening the street for traffic.
Police also reported that it arrested a 17-year-old after he was caught setting a trash bin on fire.