Settler Held for Refusing Call-Up to Reserve Duty

Israel has jailed its first reservist for refusing military duty in protest of plans to withdraw from the Gaza Strip and has detained a right-wing militant until after the pullout, officials said.

Arkadi Moter, a Jewish settler, was jailed for 21 days by the army for refusing a call-up for reserve duty.

Another settler was arrested and sent to prison until the end of September under an administrative detention order signed by Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz, security officials said. Israeli media reports identified him as Niria Ofen, a settler from Yitzhar, near Nablus in the West Bank.