Haredi anti-draft protesters block roads at IDF induction center for second day

For the second consecutive day, Haredi protesters gathered near an IDF induction center, blocking roads leading to the facility. The demonstrations coincide with the military's preparations to receive hundreds of new recruits from the ultra-Orthodox community. Several protesters held signs expressing strong opposition, with one reading: 'It was better to die as a Jew in the Holocaust than to spiritually die in IDF camps.' These protests are part of widespread resistance within the Haredi community against the end of military service exemptions for seminary students, an issue that has fueled significant social tension in Israel in recent months.