Traffic police are holding a Haredi draft evader on Highway 85 near Meron and are working to transfer him to military police, according to a Haredi activist channel. The channel is urging protesters to gather at the scene.
A Haredi activist channel reported at 12:43 Jerusalem that traffic police stopped a Haredi draft evader on Highway 85, between Meron and central Israel, and are seeking to hand him over to military police. The channel called for protesters to arrive at the location. The incident comes amid a wave of Haredi protests triggered by the arrest of draft evaders, including the forcible transfer of 19 men to military police in Tel Aviv on June 10 and a large overnight protest in Ashdod. Senior police officials have reportedly urged a halt to proactive arrests to ease tensions. It is not yet clear whether police will transfer the detainee on site or whether a protest will materialize.
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