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Ultra-Orthodox protest of Israeli military enlistment turns violent in Jerusalem

Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men burn trash during a protest against army recruitment, in Jerusalem, June 30, 2024. [AP Photo]

Thousands of Jewish ultra-Orthodox men clashed with Israeli police in central Jerusalem on Sunday during a protest of a Supreme Court order for them to begin enlisting for military service.

The landmark decision last week ordering the government to begin drafting ultra-Orthodox men could lead to the collapse of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's governing coalition as Israel wages war in Gaza.

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