{"id":2968,"date":"2026-02-15T18:23:11","date_gmt":"2026-02-15T18:23:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/?p=2968"},"modified":"2026-02-15T18:23:11","modified_gmt":"2026-02-15T18:23:11","slug":"netanyahu-condemns-extreme-minority-as-female-idf-soldiers-are-rescued-from-riots-in-ultra-orthodox-israeli-city-world-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/?p=2968","title":{"rendered":"Netanyahu condemns ‘extreme minority’ as female IDF soldiers are rescued from riots in ultra-Orthodox Israeli city | World News"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Benjamin Netanyahu has condemned an “extreme minority” after two female IDF soldiers were rescued from riots in an ultra-Orthodox Israeli city.<\/p>\n

Video footage from Bnei Brak, just east of Tel Aviv, shows the two soldiers being hurried away by police as thousands of ultra-Orthodox men run after them.<\/p>\n

In a post on X, the Israeli prime minister<\/a><\/strong> said: “I strongly condemn the violent riots in Bnei Brak against female IDF soldiers and Israel police officers.<\/p>\n

“This is an extreme minority that does not represent the entire haredi community.<\/p>\n

“This is a grave and unacceptable matter.”<\/p>\n

“We will not allow anarchy,” the post continued, “and we will not tolerate any harm to IDF servicemen and security forces who carry out their duties with dedication and determination.”<\/p>\n

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Many in the ultra-Orthodox community in Bnei Brak have staged frequent protests amid anger over proposed laws that may force them to serve in the Israeli military.<\/p>\n

At least 22 people were arrested on Sunday as protesters set police motorcycles on fire, overturned a police vehicle and attacked officers, authorities said.<\/p>\n

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Roughly 1.3 million ultra-Orthodox Jews make up about 13% of Israel<\/a><\/strong>‘s population. They oppose enlistment because they believe studying full-time in religious seminaries is their most important duty.<\/p>\n

The broad exemptions from mandatory military service have reopened a deep divide in Israel, especially during the war in Gaza<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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It comes as hospitals in the Gaza Strip said at least 11 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli fire in the enclave in the last 24 hours.<\/p>\n

Airstrikes in Gaza kill 11 people, locals say, as Israel claims Hamas violated ceasefire<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

The dead included five men in their 20s, who were killed in an Israeli strike in Khan Younis, according to Nasser Hospital, which received the bodies.<\/p>\n

The Israeli military said it had carried out multiple strikes in response to several ceasefire violations near the Yellow Line, which separates Israeli-controlled areas from the rest of Gaza.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n


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