Overview

• The newly established Mercaz Magen U’Moshiah center held an emergency meeting Monday to set up 24/7 legal, emotional and family support for yeshiva students facing arrests.
• Rav Moshe Maya has convened rabbinic leaders to plan a large-scale public rally later this month against enforced enlistment of Torah scholars.
• Rosh yeshiva Rav Dov Landau has urged American Jews to pray now and is exploring coordinated investment withdrawals as leverage against further detentions.
• United Torah Judaism’s MK Meir Porush continues a partial hunger strike outside the Attorney-General’s office, warning of potential civil unrest and drawing a call from Prime Minister Netanyahu.
• The IDF acknowledged unauthorized initial rabbinic entry at Military Prison 10 and now permits visits to avoid confrontation, while hard-line groups threaten airport disruptions if arrests persist.