Thousands of Jewish ultra-Orthodox men in Israel on Sunday protested against their conscription into the military.
The protests were triggered by a recent Supreme Court order to begin enlisting ultra-Orthodox men for military service.
Local media reported violent clashes between the protesters and police in Jerusalem on Sunday evening.
Police mounted on horses and a water cannon were used to disperse the demonstrators, who were dressed in black suits. The protesters threw rocks and attacked police officers, resulting in five arrests.
There have been exemptions from compulsory military service for ultra-Orthodox men in Israel for decades. However, these exemptions expired three months ago and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government failed to pass legislation that would have cemented them in law.
As a result, the highest court ordered the cancellation of state subsidies for ultra-Orthodox men of conscription age who study in religious schools.
At the end of March, Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara also ruled that the military was obliged to conscript religious students who had previously been largely exempt.
The ruling involves around 63,000 men, which, in light of the Gaza war and a possible escalation with the Iranian-backed Hezbollah movement on Israel's northern border, could bolster the troops.
The ruling is seen as a bitter setback for Netanyahu's right-wing religious government.