A newly circulated report claims that the number of underage girls becoming pregnant in the Yavne'el community has more than doubled over the past five years, building on earlier findings that 87 minors had been pregnant since 2015.
A new report circulating on social media claims that the number of underage pregnancies in Yavne'el has more than doubled in the last five years, according to a message shared by the source newssil. The report amplifies earlier findings that have drawn attention to the community's practices.
As The Zioneer reported earlier today (18:54 Jerusalem), a Galei Tzahal investigation revealed that 87 minors from Yavne'el had become pregnant since 2015, with 13 receiving hormonal treatment. Prior coverage also documented 46 births at two hospitals over seven years and a police probe into child marriages that uncovered over 20 underage births.
The new figure, if confirmed, would represent a sharp acceleration of the trend. The source of the data and the exact time frame of the comparison are not specified in the report.
2 developments
- StrongReport: 46 underage births recorded at two hospitals from Yavne'el over seven years
- StrongPolice detain Yavne'el residents in probe of child marriages, uncovering over 20 underage births
- DevelopingChild marriage persists in Yavn'el community, defying Israeli law
- DevelopingJenin now surrounded by settlements after years of reconstruction, report assesses
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