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Wave of Arrests Signals Tougher Draft Enforcement for Yeshiva Students

Legal groups report five detentions in 24 hours, reflecting tougher military processing.

Overview

  • Overnight in Beit Shemesh, two yeshiva students stopped by an Israel Police officer were handed to military police, and a third was arrested at home and sent to Prison 10.
  • Military police detained a Be’er Sheva yungerman in a pre-dawn home arrest for failing to report to the induction office, transferring him to a military prison.
  • Support organizations say several detainees received 20-day military detentions, including cases at Tel Hashomer and Ben Gurion Airport, with attorneys Shlomo Haddad and Itai Cohen representing multiple students.
  • Notnim Gav and allied groups report five arrests within 24 hours as cases shift to military custody, with families turning to the Tzeva Shachor alert system after detentions began.
  • Protesters blocked Rechov Shivtei Yisrael in Jerusalem as police directed traffic, and Shas chairman Aryeh Deri condemned the Be’er Sheva arrest as persecution of Torah learners.