Dozens of Orthodox Jews clashed with police and blocked roads in Beit Shemesh, a city west of Jerusalem.

Footage from February 7 shows groups lying down in the streets blocking vehicles.

According to reports, the protest was in response to the announcement that the body of a 13-year-old boy would undergo an autopsy - a procedure prohibited in Judaism.

Officers arrested 16 people after stones were thrown at police and buses.

According to Times of Israel journalist Sam Sokol, the protesters shouted "Nazi" and "Hamas" at the police officers.

This disorder is also accompanied by ugly insults towards the police forces: "Nazis, murderers, negroes" and so on.

At one point, a number of rioters threw stones at the police forces and cavalry and caused damage to the infrastructure on the spot.After a dispersal order was given for a disturbance in violation of the law, the police and the MGB forces are now working to restore order to the place, to repel and evacuate the rioters and to stop the disturbance.
A short time ago, one suspect was arrested for throwing stones at the police officers and the police cavalry and he was taken to the police station for questioning.

Earlier today, the police arrested 16 rioters in Jerusalem and Beit Shemesh during lunchtime disturbances. Most of them for breach of order and violent rioting, throwing objects at police officers and assaulting police officers.

At this time, a protest is taking place while blocking the Shamgar intersection in Jerusalem and the traffic axes that reach the Sheri Israel and Yeremiah intersection, with the participation of hundreds. Already at the beginning of the protest, disorder