According to reports, the men were studying at the Mir Yeshiva in Jerusalem, but are not Israeli citizens

Aharon Hadash was spiritual leader of world-famous Mir Yeshiva; institute said to have made deal with police on size of crowd but participants seen violating guidelines en masse

Japan’s consul in Lithuania gave life-saving transit visas to 700 Mir Yeshiva students and more than 2,000 additional Jews against the orders of his superiors