Seven yeshiva students and married men released from Prison 10 after lengthy detention

Seven yeshiva students and married men were released home on Friday morning, after spending varying lengths of time in detention over the military draft issue. Their release from Prison 10 drew dozens of relatives, friends, and supporters to the prison gates, where they had waited since early morning and greeted them with emotional singing and dancing.

The article said the scene outside the prison quickly turned into large celebratory circles as the families and visitors marked the end of what they described as difficult detention days and the opportunity to spend the coming Shabbat together at home. The celebrations took place on the eve of Shabbat Korach.

The released men were identified as Menachem Mendel Holtzberg, a student at the Chassidei Lubavitch yeshiva in Safed, after 16 days in custody; Tzuri'el Tzadok, 26, a married man and father, after 20 days; Nachliel Medhani, a student at the Chazon Ovadia yeshiva in Jerusalem, after 20 days; Ariel Sharga'i, a student at the Lev Eliyahu yeshiva in Jerusalem, after 3 days; David Kaufman, a married man, after 19 days; Yitzchak Abuzaida, a student at the Porat Yosef yeshiva in Jerusalem, after 20 days; and Gavriel Pitusi, another yeshiva student, also after 20 days.

After the dancing outside the prison, the released men went home to prepare for Shabbat, which the article said would be a particularly joyful and grateful one for them.