Clashes erupted in Jerusalem Sunday evening as Orthodox men continue protesting Israel's new rule that states ultra-Orthodox Jewish seminary students can be drafted into the military.
New video footage shows water cannons with skunk-scented water, police on foot and police on horse being used to break up crowds.
Exemptions have long been an option for young men registered in full-time religious study, but a legal arrangement that allowed the practice to continue has expired.
The change in law seemingly looks to send shockwaves throughout Israel's governing coalition among the ultra-Orthodox and Haredi parties.
A waiver excluding ultra-Orthodox men from recruitment has become a more urgent issue due to the strain on the armed forces caused by the war in Gaza.
