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Six Haredi Men Detained at Ben Gurion Airport Over Draft Evasion

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First reported by Behadrei Haredim · 29 minutes ago

What happened

Six Haredi men were detained at Ben Gurion Airport while trying to fly abroad due to outstanding military draft orders. The detentions come amid increased arrests of yeshiva students and subsequent protests.

  • 01Six Haredi men were stopped at Ben Gurion Airport attempting to leave Israel.
  • 02All six had outstanding military draft orders preventing their departure.
  • 03The detentions occurred at both Terminal 1 and Terminal 3.
  • 04The arrests are part of a recent increase in detentions of yeshiva students.
  • 05Radical groups protested the detentions by blocking roads.

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Kikar HaShabbatRight · Hebrew19 minutes ago
Six Haredi Men Detained at Ben Gurion Airport Over Draft Evasion
Behadrei HaredimRight · Hebrew29 minutes ago
Six Draft-Evading Travelers Apprehended at Ben Gurion Airport

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