Nearly 50 Hasidic Travelers Detained at Ben-Gurion Airport for Military Draft Evasion

The individuals had returned to Israel after spending a year studying at the 770 World Headquarters in New York.

Reports indicate that dozens of those detained have since been released, while several others have been handed over to military authorities.

The remaining detainees were placed on a bus and transferred to the IDF recruitment center at Tel Hashomer for legal proceedings.

Army Radio reported that detainees may opt to enlist immediately at the recruitment center in return for a suspended sentence. Those who decline will face trial and potential imprisonment in a military facility.

The IDF has braced for possible demonstrations by ultra-Orthodox groups near the Tel Hashomer base and Kfar Yona prison, coordinating with the Israel Police in anticipation of large-scale protests.

This year, confrontations between IDF personnel and ultra-Orthodox demonstrators have occurred repeatedly outside military prisons.

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