Religious Tensions Escalate: Clashes Erupt over Segregated Prayers and Border Riots

Fights broke out in Tel Aviv's Dizengoff Square as some worshipers attempted to set up gender-segregated partitions for Yom Kippur prayers, despite the ban by the Tel Aviv municipality and the High Court of Justice. Protesters demonstrated against gender segregation, leading to clashes. Similar incidents occurred on subsequent days. Israeli coalition members criticized the protesters, while opposition members condemned the attempt to segregate the service. Tel Aviv Mayor emphasized that gender segregation has no place in the city's public sphere.