Israelis protesting government's new COVID-19 measures fight police
WEST JERUSALEM, ISRAEL - OCTOBER 07: Ultra-Orthodox Jews in Israel, who protest the government's new restrictions in the fight against coronavirus, clashed with police on Wednesday night, Oct. 7. Hundreds of people gathering in the streets of West Jerusalem' threw stones at police and burnt garbage around the streets. Police said at least 17 demonstrators were arrested during the protest. Amid an exponential rise in infections, Israel imposed a total lockdown, which will remain in force until Oct. 14. Last week, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had said the lockdown would be lifted in a gradual process that could even continue for an entire year. On Wendesday, Israel registered 4,674 new coronavirus infections, according to the Health Ministry. Israel’s overall pandemic case count now stands at 278,585, including 1,803 deaths and 215,181 recoveries. (Footage by Faiz Abu Rmeleh/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)





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