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Under the Cover of an Engagement Party, Minors' Wedding in Yavne'el Draws New Scrutiny
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First reported by N12 · Jun 19, 2026
What happened
Channel 12 reports that a Breslov community in Yavne'el held another underage wedding, for a 16-year-old groom and 17-year-old bride, in Afula on Wednesday evening. The event was disguised as an engagement party, despite Israeli law banning marriage under 18. The report says the practice has continued for years despite earlier exposure and recent police claims of enforcement.
- 01Channel 12 says a 16-year-old groom and 17-year-old bride were married in Afula.
- 02The wedding was publicly presented as an "engagement party" to avoid the law.
- 03The bride wore a wig, a community marker of a married woman.
- 04Her mother heads an educational institution and previously married off another daughter at 15.5.
- 05Police recently publicized an arrest, but the report says underage marriages continue.
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