Overview

• A 23-year-old student from Rabbi Shalom Arush’s Chut Shel Chesed yeshiva was detained at Ben Gurion Airport while traveling to Uman and was transferred to a military prison.
• A student from a Chabad yeshiva bound for 770 in Brooklyn was arrested at the airport, with reports stating he received a 20-day military prison term.
• A newly married avreich was arrested in Holon and moved to military custody a day after his Sheva Brachot concluded, according to community organizations.
• Brig. Gen. Shai Taib of the IDF’s Planning and Manpower Division said conscription enforcement at airports operates year-round, with increased capacity during the holiday travel period.
• UTJ MK Meir Porush condemned the arrests as an “Iron Curtain,” and Haredi groups are organizing legal assistance and a protest that organizers say could take place Thursday.