Since July 2025, approximately 1,100 haredim have enlisted in theIDF, according to data presented during a discussion led by the government's legal advisor on haredi recruitment, N12 reported on Thursday.
The statistic reflects a growing trend. The number of haredim enlisted has risen from an average of 1,800 in previous years to 2,800 last year. This year, at least 3,300 haredim are expected to enlist.
Citing military sources, N12 reported that the 1,100 figure represents only the first third of the recruitment year and that enlistments later in the recruitment year tend to be larger.
The increase over the past two years has been attributed by professional sources to the repercussions imposed on those who don’t enlist, which encourages many young men who do not want to be labeled draft dodgers and face the accompanying consequences.
While recruitment is growing, it is still short of IDF target numbers. In each haredi year group, approximately 14,000 young people are supposed to enlist.
Concerns rise over proposed law
There are, however, larger concerns that the recently proposed version of the draft law, which aims to postpone the main consequences, could halt the increase in enlistment and even reverse the trend.
Representatives from the Finance Ministry emphasized that to create long-term change, the fact that the consequences for draft dodging are not a temporary measure must be emphasized.
According to Finance Ministry officials, married individuals who endure the financial burden of supporting a family currently feel the most immediate financial consequences for draft-dogding wheras single individuals who do not have the same responsibility are more likely to postpone enlistment for as long as possible.