JERUSALEM (VINnews) — 62 detainees will be brought on Thursday for detention-extension hearings following the riots by extremist charedim in the yard of the home of Noam Solberg, the Deputy President of Israel’s Supreme Court, in Alon Shvut.

According to a report by Ynet, police from the Judea and Samaria District seized GoPro cameras and drones that were in the possession of the rioters. According to the investigation, the first police force arrived at the Supreme Court justice’s home just two minutes after the disturbance began, but significant damage had already been done by then.

The protesters smashed windows in the Solberg family’s home, damaged the entrance to the house and the judge’s vehicle, and broke pots and planters. After causing damage to the property, the protesters boarded a bus and attempted to leave the area. Large police forces that arrived at the scene stopped the bus carrying the protesters and locked them inside until additional forces arrived.

The police do not treat the incident as a regular protest. According to Deputy Superintendent Chaim Taib, this is a serious criminal event with genuine intent to cause harm.

“Once we bring someone to court, the decision on release is no longer in the hands of the Israel Police, but in the hands of the court. Ultimately, it is the duty of the Israel Police to protect the freedom of protest, but not in this specific case. We are talking about a first-degree criminal incident, with real intent to cause harm, and as a result, the number of arrests reflects that. More than 60 arrests is not routine; this is not just another protest, but a severe violation of the rule of law and of a state symbol.”

Prime Minister Netanyahu sharply condemned the attack on Solberg’s home:

“I strongly condemn the violent riot against Judge Noam Solberg. Law-enforcement authorities must fully prosecute the rioters to the fullest extent of the law.”

Netanyahu’s office added that he spoke with Justice Solberg:

“The Prime Minister again strongly condemned the attack against him and his family. The Prime Minister inquired about the well-being of Judge Solberg and his family and made clear that he expects law-enforcement authorities to act firmly against the rioters.”

Solberg had aroused the ire of charedim after he sharply criticized the police in a recent High Court hearing and called on them to arrest more charedi draft evaders.

“Without minimizing the difficulties that may accompany such enforcement actions,” Solberg wrote, “it appears that the police are not acting in accordance with their duty to exercise their authority and enforce the law against draft evaders from the charedi community. This cannot be accepted. The police are obligated to assist the army’s enforcement authorities and begin enforcing the draft obligation on members of the charedi public as well. This is all the more necessary given that this is, as noted, a ‘mass, deliberate, and ongoing violation of the law.'”

Solberg further wrote:”It should also be noted that the social message conveyed by the fact that the police refrain from acting specifically)= against those who try to obstruct enforcement efforts through widespread disturbances of public order, creating a situation where ‘the sinner profits from his wrongdoing’, is a message that cannot be accepted. A situation in which ‘the land belongs to the strongman’ (Job 22:8) and ‘might makes right’ cannot be tolerated.”

He added: “The state is required to act with due diligence and as quickly as possible to initiate meaningful criminal proceedings against draft evaders from the charedi community, based on an equal standard applied to the general public. In particular, though not exhaustively, it is unacceptable to maintain a policy of refraining from exercising detention or arrest powers against a person whom the police identify as having evaded military service while carrying out other police activities.”

Solberg’s criticism led to the recent cooperation between police and military police in arresting charedi youths suspected of evading the draft.