JERUSALEM (VINnews) — A yeshiva student, considered one of the prominent students at Yeshivat Darchei Ish in Moshav Tirosh was arrested Tuesday night in what was described as a planned police ambush.

The student, Meir Sabag, encountered a surprise checkpoint around 2 a.m. that had been set up by the civilian police on the road between Beit Shemesh and Moshav Tirosh.

Sabag, who was returning to the yeshiva after visiting his parents to help them, reportedly that he had no suspicion that the routine trip would turn into what the article describes as a nightmare. The vehicle he was traveling in was stopped for a document check, and when police entered Sabag’s details into their system, officers discovered that he was listed as a draft evader. His travel companion, whose information was also checked, was released after the system showed his status was  legally arranged.

According to testimonies from the scene, the forces allegedly used deliberate deception to prevent escalation or calls for assistance. Police reportedly calmed the students and claimed that the military police who had been summoned to the scene did not intend to make an arrest, but only to deliver an official summons to the military recruitment office. Because of this alleged misleading information, the students did not rush to contact emergency support networks.

Within about fifteen minutes, an unmarked vehicle reportedly arrived, from which three plainclothes detectives and a soldier emerged. They handcuffed the student, placed him in the vehicle, and quickly drove away.

Sources connected to the yeshiva issued an urgent warning to yeshiva students and avreichim: “Do not be naïve, the system is operating in every possible way.”

The incident comes amid reports that the Israel Police refused to allocate thousands of police officers and Border Police personnel for a broad arrest operation targeting yeshiva students in charedi cities. According to the report, the military police requested major manpower assistance from the Israel Police for a proactive operation, but the request was denied.

At the same time, the Ministry of Construction and Housing has reportedly begun implementing automatic computerized synchronization with the IDF Human Resources Directorate databases. Under the system, any citizen defined by the military system as obligated for enlistment who has not arranged his legal status will immediately lose eligibility to participate in government housing programs.