Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has called for restraint after a bus ran over and killed a teenage protester during a demonstration in Jerusalem. The protest was sparked by a controversial law that would require the ultra-Orthodox community to serve in the military, ending decades of exemptions. The incident, which resulted in the death of yeshiva student Yosef Eisenthal, has heightened tensions between the authorities and the ultra-Orthodox community. The bus driver, who claims he was attacked by protesters, has been arrested and questioned as police investigate the circumstances surrounding the tragedy. The push to draft the ultra-Orthodox has faced fierce opposition, with many in the religious community fearing that military service would undermine their way of life, while secular Israelis increasingly support the measure amid ongoing conflict in the region.
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