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Hi-tech female artillery unit soldiers aiding in defense against Iran, Hezbollah talk to 'Post'

The Jerusalem Post interviewed a mixed female-male IDF firepower unit that is helping to fill combat manpower shortages.

Soldiers from an artillery unit stationed near the Israel-Lebanon border during the ongoing war with Iran and Hezbollah, March 15, 2026; illustrative.
MK Boaz Bismuth seen with Haredi MK's during a plenum session at the assembly hall of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, January 14, 2026.

Knesset dissolution bill vote set for Wednesday amid coalition crisis over haredi draft bill

IDF troops active in Southern Lebanon, published on April 28, 2026.

IDF faces looming manpower gap as ultra-Orthodox draft fight stalls service extension

MK Boaz Bismuth seen with Haredi MK's during a plenum session at the assembly hall of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, January 14, 2026.

Haredi draft bill back on agenda ahead of Knesset dissolution vote


Israel Police's violence knows no bounds - comment

The Israel Police is actively adding fuel to the fire.

 A CONFRONTATION takes place between haredim and police at a protest against drafting the ultra-Orthodox into the military, outside the IDF Recruitment Center at Tel Hashomer.

My Word: Wide awake in a war

Is IDF service suitable for every single young haredi man? No. But there can no longer be an excuse for mass exemptions.

 IDF SOLDIERS take part in an army stretcher drill. Israel’s population also needs to carry its share of the burden.

Failure to draft ultra-Orthodox cost economy NIS 8.5 billion - study

These estimates were based on publicly available information and BDO estimates, and the calculation was based on conservative assumptions.

 HAREDI MEN learn at the Mir Yeshiva in Jerusalem’s Mea She’arim, Sept. 13, 2023.

Younger sisters of two observers murdered on Oct. 7 enlist to the IDF on the same day

Both girls said that they thought their big sisters would be proud of them, and the watches they inherited will help them remember to keep in touch with their parents in the weeks ahead.

 FAMILIES AND SUPPORTERS of Israeli soldiers kidnapped by Hamas from the Nahal Oz surveillance outpost on October 7 demand the release of all hostages held in Gaza, outside the home of Shas head MK Aryeh Deri in Jerusalem, earlier this week.

'Throw them in the toilet': Yitzhak Yosef urges students to 'tear up' draft orders

"What do we have without our Torah? Why did we come here—to become secular? If a draft notice arrives, tear it up. Do you have a toilet at home? Flush it down,” Yosef said.

 Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef during a shaharit prayer in the northern Israeli city of Tzfat, September 17, 2024.

Knesset debates bill to lengthen mandatory IDF service to 36 months

The expansion of the IDF's manpower is with the aim of meeting heightened security needs and reducing the burden on reservists.

 IDF soldiers operate in the Gaza Strip, August 4, 2024

Israel on its way to temporarily extending mandatory IDF service

Knesset extends IDF service to 36 months temporarily, sparking debate over fairness and military readiness amid financial concerns and opposition.

 An IDF soldier is seen wearing a Jewish tzitzit while carrying a weapon in Jerusalem, May 13, 2024

Shas spiritual leaders encourage haredim to refuse draft orders

The message stated Shas rabbis “have firmly instructed that as of now, with no new law yet established to regulate the status of yeshiva students, no draft orders or summons should be responded to."

The July 18 issue of the Shas newspaper Haderech.

IDF unsure how many haredi draft orders it intends to send on Sunday

The IDF's draft plans for haredi citizens remain uncertain. Despite political tensions and a lack of clear criteria, the IDF targets 3,000 recruits annually.

 MKs debate haredi draft bill in Knesset, 18 June 2024

Ultra-Orthodox extremists hurl bottles at IDF senior commanders in Bnei Brak, call them 'murderers'

Two IDF officials were attacked in Bnei Brak after a meeting about an ultra-Orthodox IDF division. Extremists surrounded their car, shouting slurs.

 Ultra-Orthodox Jews block a road during a protest outside the city of Bnei Brak, March 3, 2024