Additional Haredi deserters were released from military prison this morning and greeted by supporters with cheers and dancing, journalist Eli Hirshman reports. The reception follows a morning release reported earlier today, continuing a series of protests over the arrest of draft evaders from the Haredi community.
A new group of Haredi deserters was released from military prison this morning and met with cheers and dancing by supporters outside the facility, according to journalist Eli Hirshman. This release follows an earlier round of releases at around 09:23 Jerusalem, which were also met with music and celebratory gatherings. The earlier release was welcomed with a red-carpet reception organized by the group Noten Gav, as The Zioneer reported on Fri Jun 12. The IDF has been enforcing draft orders amid ongoing tensions with parts of the Haredi community that oppose mandatory military service. The exact number of deserters released in this latest batch has not been reported, and no official IDF or Prison Service statement has been issued at this time.
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