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A dramatic incident sent shockwaves through the olam haTorah Sunday evening after a bochur from Yeshivas Ateres Shlomo was detained by authorities, prompting concern among family members and sparking warnings of a public response from the yeshiva if he was not released.

The bochur, Uriel Rosenfeld, reportedly left his home at approximately 6:00 p.m. and was scheduled to attend a wedding. When he failed to arrive and his family was unable to determine his whereabouts, concern quickly grew.

Family members contacted attorney Shlomo Chadad, who immediately began efforts to locate him.

After making inquiries, Chadad learned that Rosenfeld was being held at the Anatot police station.

Sources within Yeshivas Ateres Shlomo warned that if the bochur was not released immediately, the yeshiva would launch a public campaign on his behalf, including demonstrations and possible road blockages.

A short time later, Rosenfeld was released, bringing the immediate episode to an end.

The incident nevertheless heightened concern throughout the yeshiva world amid the ongoing arrests of bnei yeshiva and the growing tensions surrounding enforcement measures directed at those whose military status has not been regularized.

The arrest drew particular attention due to Rosenfeld’s association with Yeshivas Ateres Shlomo, one of the largest and most prominent yeshivos in Eretz Yisroel, headed by Rav Sholom Ber Sorotzkin, who was in the United States last night for the Adirei HaTorah event and the wedding of Reb Lipa Friedman’s child. Rav Sorotzkin previously led the historic gathering of the olam haTorah that drew hundreds of thousands in a public display of support for bnei yeshiva and lomdei Torah.

{Matzav.com}

Violent disturbances erupted overnight in Beit Shemesh after the arrest of a yeshiva bochur classified by authorities as a draft evader, leading hundreds of demonstrators to gather outside the local police station. The unrest escalated as dozens of protesters forced their way into the station compound, set fires, and clashed with police officers and Border Police personnel.

According to police, the arrested individual, a yeshiva bochur from Beitar Illit, was detained during a routine inspection conducted under a recently implemented enforcement policy. Authorities said he was transferred to military police custody before protesters arrived at the scene.

As the night progressed, tensions intensified. Police reported that a group of demonstrators breached the station grounds, ignited several fires in the area, and engaged in confrontations with security forces attempting to restore order.

The disturbances come amid growing controversy surrounding a directive issued by Israel Police Commissioner Danny Levy instructing officers to proactively locate and arrest yeshiva bochurim who have not regularized their military status.

Police said the protest initially began outside the Beit Shemesh station in response to the bochur’s detention by military police. Although the detainee had not been brought to the station itself, the gathering quickly grew. At a certain point, authorities said, dozens of rioters turned violent, stormed the station compound, and set nearby vegetation ablaze.

Yerushalayim District police officers and Border Police troops were deployed to disperse the crowd and push demonstrators away from the facility. Police said several separate fires broke out in the adjacent wooded area during the disturbances. Fire and Rescue Services responded to the scene and succeeded in extinguishing the blazes.

Later in the night, security forces managed to clear protesters from the police station grounds and surrounding roads. However, clashes continued in the vicinity of Route 38, where demonstrators allegedly hurled stones at police and attempted to block traffic.

Several individuals were arrested on suspicion of rioting and assaulting police officers. Jerusalem Region Commander Chief Superintendent Shlomi Bachar arrived at the scene and oversaw the police response.

Police said forces remain deployed in the area and are continuing efforts to restore calm and prevent additional disturbances.

{Matzav.com}

President Donald Trump sharply criticized CNN on Sunday night over its coverage of ongoing negotiations between the United States and Iran, insisting that a proposed nuclear agreement explicitly bars Tehran from obtaining nuclear weapons and accusing the network of misrepresenting the contents of the deal.

Posting on Truth Social, Trump rejected reports suggesting that the draft agreement fails to adequately address Iran’s nuclear ambitions.

“Fake News CNN said today, routinely, that my Iran Nuclear Deal doesn’t talk about Nuclear, when actually it states, very clearly, that Iran will not have a Nuclear Weapon,” Trump wrote.

The president argued that the proposed agreement contains far more than a simple pledge by Iran and includes extensive provisions dealing with nuclear-related issues.

“It then goes on, in very strong and lengthy detail, to discuss various other aspects of Nuclear. In fact, that’s what most of the agreement is about,” Trump stated in his online post.

Trump also took aim at CNN itself, questioning whether the network can recover from its current struggles despite changes in ownership.

“CNN, and so many others in the Fake News Media, is a Low Ratings disaster. Even with new ownership, it is unlikely to ever get better!!!” he wrote.

The president’s remarks came as reports emerged that negotiations between Washington and Tehran remain active. Earlier Sunday, Iran’s Tasnim News Agency reported that Iranian officials are preparing a new set of revisions to the draft agreement after Trump sought tougher language and additional commitments from Tehran.

Tasnim, which is closely aligned with Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and other hardline elements within the regime, said indirect talks between the two countries are continuing.

The report followed an earlier story by Axios indicating that Trump has instructed negotiators to make several significant changes to the preliminary agreement reached during discussions between American and Iranian officials.

According to Axios, those instructions were delivered during a high-level meeting held Friday in the White House Situation Room.

The original draft reportedly required Iran to commit to abandoning efforts to acquire a nuclear weapon but contained few concrete obligations beyond that declaration. The framework established a 60-day period for further negotiations aimed at determining additional nuclear restrictions and the scope of potential sanctions relief from the United States.

Among the key issues slated for future talks were the disposition of Iran’s stockpile of enriched uranium and limitations on future enrichment activities.

Sources cited by Axios said Trump now wants those provisions strengthened and incorporated more directly into the agreement rather than postponed to later negotiations.

Trump also discussed the negotiations during an interview with his daughter-in-law, Lara Trump, which aired on Fox News on Motzoei Shabbos. He expressed confidence that the United States would ultimately achieve its objectives in the talks.

The president emphasized that he is not under pressure to reach a quick agreement and reiterated that preventing Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons remains his central demand.

“We’ve defeated their military, essentially defeated their military. I would rather get a deal because we can open the strait immediately upon signing. The one guarantee that I have to have is that there will be no nuclear weapons,” he stressed.

{Matzav.com}

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