Five arrested for lighting tires on fire on Tel Aviv highway during demonstration. Israel Police detain protesters blocking Ayalon Highway in support of
Jerusalem, 14 August, 2025 (TPS-IL) — The Israel Police Thursday night arrested five people who set tires on fire on the Ayalon Highway in Tel Aviv during a planned protest on behalf of the Israelis still held hostage in Gaza, blocking the highway.
The police said that actually dozens of people set tires on fire on the highway, posing a real risk to human life.
The highway was only blocked temporarily.
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