Six draft dodgers arrested at Ben-Gurion Airport after attempting to board plane illegally
According to the IAA, the six were caught in two separate incidents, with two of them caught by airport security in Terminal 1 and four caught in Terminal 3.
Six individuals accused of evading the Israeli military draft were apprehended at Ben-Gurion Airport on Wednesday while attempting to bypass security checks and leave the country, according to the Israel Airports Authority. The arrests occurred in two separate incidents, with two individuals caught by security personnel in Terminal 1 and four apprehended in Terminal 3.
The Israel Airports Authority disclosed that these six suspects had received draft orders from the Israel Defense Forces, which prohibited them from traveling abroad. The N12 news outlet stated that the six suspects belonged to the haredi, or ultra-Orthodox, community. Earlier this month, an IDF social media account released a video instructing haredi draft evaders on how to evade arrest at Ben-Gurion Airport.
The video was subsequently removed following a report by Army Radio and a request from the station for an IDF response. The video was posted on the IDF's official Instagram account, hardim.idf, prior to an anticipated influx of thousands of Israelis traveling to Uman, Ukraine, for the annual Rosh Hashanah pilgrimage.
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