Despite the draft law being frozen by Israel’s High Court of Justice, the IDF is continuing to implement the law in practice, according to a report by journalist Yishai Cohen.

The report states that the IDF Chief of Staff has declared that the law requires the detention of yeshiva students. However, the Military Police is reportedly refraining from carrying out arrests of yeshiva students at this stage.

According to the post, the result is an effective freeze on enforcement: while the military’s stated position calls for detention, arrests are not currently being carried out by the Military Police.

The development comes amid the ongoing controversy surrounding the military draft and yeshiva students, with the discrepancy between the IDF’s stated requirement and enforcement on the ground highlighted in the report.

The supplied material does not specify how long the reported freeze on arrests will remain in effect or whether additional enforcement measures are expected.