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Hours of unrest erupted in the Meah Shearim neighborhood of Yerushalayim on Monday evening after a police and municipal operation to remove Palestinian flags and erase Palestinian graffiti from public areas developed into clashes with protesters.

The disturbances began when officers from the Lev HaBira police station, members of the Yerushalayim Yasam unit and municipal inspectors entered the neighborhood to remove Palestinian flags and erase graffiti and drawings of Palestinian flags that had been sprayed on walls in public areas.

During the operation, several rioters began hurling stones and other objects at police officers. Police responded with riot-control measures, including stun grenades, as confrontations spread through the area and continued for hours.

As police forces were leaving the neighborhood, officers spotted a minor suspected of throwing stones at them. Undercover detectives who had been operating among those involved in the disturbances moved in and arrested the suspect, who was taken for questioning.

A separate confrontation subsequently broke out nearby when a group of protesters gathered around a female police officer. Additional forces were called to the scene and dispersed the crowd, arresting two more suspects, both 16 years old, on suspicion of involvement in the incident.

All three suspects were taken to a police station for further questioning.

Meanwhile, police continued operating throughout Meah Shearim, conducting searches and carrying out both overt and undercover investigative activity in an effort to identify additional suspects believed to have participated in attacks on officers and the disturbances.

The clashes remained ongoing hours after the initial police and municipal operation began, with police forces continuing their activity throughout the neighborhood.

{Matzav.com}