A haredi (ultra-Orthodox) soldier was rescued from an anti-draft protest in Jerusalem earlier this week, the police stated on Friday.
According to a video uploaded to Israel Police social media accounts, the IDF soldier was caught up in one of the haredi anti-drafting protests in Jerusalem, and was surrounded and attacked by "400 extremist protesters."
The soldier was able to escape to a nearby supermarket and dialed the police for assistance.
"There are a bunch of people around the door, they're starting to throw things in my direction," the soldier is heard to have said in a recording of the phone call.
"What, you mean the protesters?" the operator replied, to which the soldier confirmed, "Yes, I'm in uniform, I don't have anywhere to escape to."
Multiple police units extract haredi soldier from supermarket
According to the police, Special Patrol Unit forces, and mounted forces arrived at the scene to extract the soldier.
The video showed police entering and removing the soldier from the supermarket, with the police stating that they escorted him to public transportation "under a hail of rocks."
"We're proud of you, thank you for protecting the nation of Israel," one of the officers is said to have told the haredi soldier, while handing him a bottle of water.