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Teen falls to death during rally against conscription in Israel
The Straits Times
|November 01, 2025
A mass ultra-Orthodox Jewish rally against military conscription turned deadly in Jerusalem on Oct 30, when a teenage boy fell to his death during the demonstration, which had shut down the main entrance to the city.
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Packed crowds of mostly men clogged the roads around the Route 1 highway leading into Jerusalem.
Israeli media outlets estimated that around 200,000 people flocked to the rally. Photos showed some had climbed atop roofs of buildings and a gas station, and onto cranes.
The Israeli ambulance service said a 15-year-old fell to his death, and police said they had opened an investigation into the incident.
The debate over mandatory military service, and those who are exempt from it, has long caused tensions within Israel and has placed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu under increasing political strain over the past year.
Ultra-Orthodox seminary students have long been exempt from mandatory military service.
This story is from the November 01, 2025 edition of The Straits Times.
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