The Yavn'el community continues to practice underage marriage, according to a report. The practice remains in defiance of Israeli civil law, despite previous attention and legal prohibitions.
A new report details how the Yavn'el community, a religious enclave in northern Israel, continues to facilitate underage marriages in violation of Israeli civil law. The practice, which involves girls under the age of 18, has drawn previous scrutiny but reportedly persists. Israeli law sets the minimum marriage age at 18, with very narrow exceptions, yet pockets of non-compliance endure, particularly within insular communities that do not recognize the state's authority over personal status matters. The report's full findings are still emerging.
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