Clashes erupted at the Western Wall on Monday morning after a group of Women of the Wall activists attempted to smuggle a Torah scroll hidden inside a baby carrier into the area.
Workers from the Western Wall Heritage Foundation tried to prevent the Torah scroll from being brought in, and a confrontation ensued between them and the activists.
According to the Foundation’s statement, the Women of the Wall activists blatantly violated the rules, and also claimed that members of the group who tried to bring in the hidden Torah scroll attacked the foundation workers who asked them "to maintain order and respect for the sanctity of the site."
One of the workers was taken to the hospital after being wounded in the confrontation, the statement added.
"We view any attempt to harm the sanctity of the site and the Torah scroll with great severity, and we will continue to uphold the traditions of the place," the foundation said.
The organization's Rosh Chodesh prayer earlier this year
At the beginning of the year, the Women of the Wall held a festive Rosh Chodesh prayer at the Western Wall, reading from a Torah scroll amid curses and shouts from those present at the site.
The Western Wall ushers attempted to stop the Torah reading, but were unsuccessful.
Women of the Wall CEO Yokhi Rappaport said: "We will continue to fight for women’s right to raise their voices at the Western Wall and to read from the Torah scroll, as we've been doing for 36 years."