Haredi protesters have taken to the streets in Jerusalem and Beit Shemesh, demonstrating against planned autopsies for two infants who died at an unlicensed daycare. The protests have escalated, with rioters throwing rocks, setting trash cans on fire, and blocking traffic, prompting police to use water cannons and other crowd control measures. The unrest follows a court ruling permitting the autopsies, which is being appealed by the families and a religious emergency service, citing religious objections to such procedures. Meanwhile, two caregivers from the daycare have been detained on suspicion of negligent homicide and negligence as authorities continue to investigate the causes of the infants' deaths.
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