Ultra-Orthodox Jews clash with police in Jerusalem over conscription

Ultra-Orthodox Jews clashed with Israeli police in Jerusalem on Sunday evening as thousands took to the streets in opposition to plans to conscript members of the community into the army.

Demonstrators rallied in an ultra-Orthodox neighbourhood of Jerusalem in protest against the ruling by the high court saying they should be drafted.

The crowd then later moved into the centre of the city and reportedly pelted the car of an ultra-Orthodox cabinet minister.

Demonstrators set fires and built barricades, while mounted police drove into the crowd.

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