Overview

• Military police detained a Nezer Yisrael Yeshiva student at his Or Yehuda home around 1:45 a.m. and transferred him to a military detention facility.
• Attorney Shlomo Hadad, who represents the detainee, said his client repeatedly filed deferments but was recently classified as a draft dodger.
• Community figures described the recent arrests as a deliberate hunt intended to intimidate, with some asserting those detained have been Sephardi, ba'alei teshuva, or geirim.
• IDF sources told Kikar H’Shabbat the operations are general and conducted in non-Haredi or mixed areas, rejecting claims of targeted enforcement.
• Haredi leaders warned that continuing the raids will intensify resistance from Torah leadership and further strain the political fight over the Draft Law.