Criminal10/6/2026

Crowd in Modi'in Thwarts Arrest of Draft Evader; Policewoman Injured

Hundreds of people gathered near a residential building in Modi'in to prevent the Military Police from arresting Yairi Lieberman, who had been declared a draft evader. According to a Ynet report, rioters stormed the building and a policewoman was injured in the head; the arrest was not carried out.

Key facts

•Location: Ya'ar Yerushalayim Street, Modi'in
•Person targeted for arrest: Yairi Lieberman
•The operation was carried out by the Military Police
•The arrest was not carried out
•A policewoman was injured in the head
•No case number or details of criminal proceedings were mentioned

What Happened

At around midnight, the Military Police arrived at a building on Ya'ar Yerushalayim Street, where Yairi Lieberman was present. According to the report, after an appeal was made to the Haredi initiative Tzava Shachor, which opposes the arrest of yeshiva students, hundreds of people arrived at the building. They entered through the main entrance and the parking garage, roamed between the floors, knocked on apartment doors, and chanted anti-draft slogans.

The Injury and Damage

Residents claim that a policewoman was struck in the head with a flowerpot. She was hidden inside an apartment until a Magen David Adom emergency team arrived and treated her. A broken flowerpot and scattered stones remained in the lobby; the source provides no information about arrests or criminal proceedings being opened.

Response From Residents and the Family

Residents of the building said they locked themselves inside their apartments and moved with their children into protected spaces. Lieberman's mother apologized to the neighbors in the shared group and said that neither she nor her son had invited the rioters or helped them enter the building. She added that they had intended to leave with the police officers when the situation escalated.

How the Operation Ended

The police failed to arrest Lieberman. The mayor of Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut, Haim Bibas, described what happened as a serious failure and demanded that the police and the military explain the poor preparations for the operation. The report does not include a judicial decision, case number, or specific legal basis for the planned arrest.

What this means for you

The incident does not change legislation or establish a new legal precedent. For residents of shared residential buildings, it demonstrates that an attempt to arrest one person may affect the security of the entire building, although the source does not state what legal action will be taken against the rioters or Lieberman himself.

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