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Defense Minister Katz asks Knesset panel to discuss three-month pause on arrests of yeshiva draft evaders
Israel's Defense Minister Israel Katz asked the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee chairman on Sunday to discuss a temporary halt to arrests of yeshiva students evading military conscription. The proposed provision would apply for three months.
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Israel's Defense Minister Israel Katz appealed on Sunday morning to Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee chairman Boaz Bismuth for a discussion on a temporary provision that would freeze arrests of yeshiva students evading military conscription for three months.
Haaretz reported the request was made June 28 2026. The measure would apply specifically to those students targeted for failing to report for required service.
Katz holds the defense portfolio and Bismuth leads the relevant Knesset committee, according to the same report.
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