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Police Officer Rescued as Bar Ilan Disorder Continues in Jerusalem

Courtroom-sketch editorial illustration of an archival 2007 view along Jerusalem’s Bar Ilan Street, with stone buildings, utility lines and distant vehicles; contextual location artwork rather than a depiction of the current disorder.

Jerusalem District police and Border Police continued operating in Jerusalem’s Bar Ilan area on Thursday evening, six hours after demonstrations began. Police reported stone and object throwing, burning rubbish bins, damage to infrastructure and attempts to block main roads. Police officers and security guards suffered minor injuries during the disorder. A female police officer’s vehicle was attacked and damaged, and forces operating in the area safely extracted her. One person was arrested as police remained deployed in the area, according to the evening update.

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