Starting yesterday evening, the Israel Police have been operating in the compound of Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai's tomb in Meron to maintain order and implement the 'Meron Law' and the 'Closed Military Area Order' of the Home Front Command Major General - which are intended to maintain the safety of those present on the mountain.
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The three lightings - of the Bayan Rebbe, Gersham Amar, and Gersham Eliyahu - which were scheduled to take place early in the morning, took place without any unusual incidents and in accordance with legal guidelines.
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However, starting in the morning, hundreds of people arrived at the grave site, violating the order of the Home Front Command Major General and the law, clashing with police officers and causing damage to fences and property that had been placed there to maintain public peace.
The police are maintaining order at the site and prayers in Zion continue in accordance with the guidelines of the law and the order of the Major General.
So far, over 500 unauthorized people have been removed from the area in police buses.
6 full buses on their way to Meron were stopped at the Baka'a checkpoint.
""We reiterate that the special measures and assessments of the Israel Police are intended to ensure the safety and security of the public," the police say. "Since the beginning of the war, dozens of rockets have been fired in the direction of Mount Meron, and a large number of them have fallen at points where tens of thousands of people have passed through over the years.".
