JERUSALEM (VINnews) — The organizing committee for a demonstration against the arrests of yeshiva students is completing preparations for a large-scale vehicle convoy protest that is scheduled to depart on Wednesday at 4:00 PM from 19 locations across Israel and head toward the military prison in Kfar Yona. Meanwhile, the mayor of Kfar Yona is threatening to organize a human blockade, and police are demanding that the convoys stay away from the city’s boundaries.

The committee organizing the protest against the imprisonment of yeshiva students and kollel avrechim held a lengthy meeting during which the logistics and routes were finalized for what organizers describe as an unprecedented demonstration of strength by the Haredi community. Organizers are calling on the public to participate in large numbers and express support for Torah scholars.

According to the updated plan, vehicles will depart in coordinated convoys from 19 gathering points in major Haredi population centers across the country

The convoys will travel along major highways and eventually merge into one large procession making its way toward the military prison. Sound systems accompanying the journey will broadcast Tehillim, words of encouragement, and clear protest messages against the drafting and imprisonment of yeshiva students. Organizers noted that the list of departure locations may still be expanded.

At the same time, plans to reach the entrance of the military prison (Prison 10) have sparked significant controversy in Kfar Yona. Mayor Albert Tayeb announced that he intends to personally stand with residents at the entrance to the Givat Alonim neighborhood, the only road leading to the base, to form a “human wall” and prevent the convoys from entering and blocking roads.

“This is not a personal issue against charedim,” Tayeb clarified. “In recent years, the area has repeatedly hosted demonstrations by various groups, sometimes charedim, sometimes right-wing activists, sometimes conscientious objectors. Each time, the city becomes effectively under siege, and residents pay the price through a decline in their quality of life. The quality of life of our residents comes above all else.”

It was noted that the mayor’s move is not motivated by political or sectoral considerations, since his municipal coalition includes both charedi representatives and representatives of the Religious Zionist community.

Sources involved in organizing the event say that police are now demanding unequivocally that the vehicle convoy not enter Kfar Yona or Prison 10 itself, but instead stop on nearby roads outside the city. Protest leaders are currently reviewing the police’s demand and seeking a solution that will allow the demonstration to proceed without causing tensions or confrontations on the ground.