Israeli police raided a community in the moshav of Yavniel following a covert investigation into child marriages, arresting numerous suspects including minors who had married, police said Wednesday.
Israeli police carried out a raid Wednesday on a community in the northern moshav of Yavniel suspected of involvement in child marriages, arresting multiple suspects including minors who had married, police said. The operation followed a covert investigation by the force. As The Zioneer reported earlier Wednesday, preliminary reports of the raid indicated a broad sweep targeting the community. The practice of underage marriage in the Yavniel area has been documented for years, with a prior investigation revealing that the community continues the custom in defiance of Israeli civil law, as The Zioneer reported in June 2025. Wednesday's raid marks the first known police enforcement action specifically targeting those who themselves married as minors in this context. The number of suspects and their exact ages were not immediately released.
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