Current sectionIsrael NewsIsrael Crime & JusticePolice say ceremonies were held in secret with restricted attendance and mobile-phone bans, while welfare and hospital data reportedly identified over 20 cases of minors who gave birth in recent years despite being listed as unmarriedShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribe10:06 AM • June 25 2026 IDTThe Israeli Police raided the northern Israeli community of Yavne'el on Wednesday morning and detained several members on suspicion of arranging illegal marriages involving minors and conducting unlawful wedding ceremonies, including cases in which minors were allegedly married in recent months, police said.CommentsIn the NewsIsrael Police Raid Northern Community Over Suspected Illegal Child MarriagesIDF Lawyer: Israeli Army Randomly, Unlawfully Restricts West Bank PalestiniansAs U.S. Tries to Win Back Trust, Some Gulf Powers Are Already Talking to IranIsraeli Soldier Killed in Southern Lebanon Operational Accident, IDF SaysAhead of a Fateful Election, Netanyahu Wants Control of the Israeli MediaRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIAs the World Watched Gaza, Israeli Settlers Charged Ahead in the West Bank. A Clash Is ImminentWhere Does Andy Burnham Stand on Israel and Palestine?Israel Is Conducting a Systematic Campaign of Ethnic Cleansing in the West BankIsrael Is Bleeding Support in U.S. and Pouring Tens of Millions to Change ThatTrump's Iran Deal Castrates Netanyahu, but It's Still Catastrophic for IsraelReport: Netanyahu 'Likely' to Sabotage Iran Deal, U.S. Officials Tell Trump