IDF Soldiers

The protesters were acting violently, according to the military, and they entered a restricted military area before being forcibly removed. 

“Olim (immigrant) soldiers who come from abroad to Israel do it purely out of a sense of Zionism and because they really want to take part in helping Israel and helping the IDF.”

Kallner, a member of the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee, told 103FM that he does not think arresting yeshiva students is 'the right way.'

The haredim, who were protesting against mandatory conscription for ultra-Orthodox men, were seen blocking part of the gate, screaming at soldiers, and not letting them through.

As the IDF fights in Gaza and Lebanon, commanders warn that breached West Bank seam line defenses, drones, and raid plans could turn the area into Israel’s next major front.

"It is illogical and unreasonable in a democratic country to bring in reserve soldiers for another hundred days of reserve duty this year, already in the third year," a senior IDF official told N12.

Since the beginning of the war two and a half years ago, the Paratroopers Brigade had not practiced landing a paratrooper force with its heavy equipment in a combat zone using transport aircraft.

The course maintained full IDF standards, including all the instruction given to cadets at the IDF's Officer's School (Bahad 1), and allowed the graduates to maintain their haredi lifestyle.

The video, which was reportedly filmed by IDF soldiers in Gaza, shows a Palestinian man who is blindfolded and tied to a broomstick with zip ties.

At least 28 drones reportedly entered Gaza in recent months, raising concerns they reached Hamas, despite the IDF thwarting 89 drone smuggling attempts since January, according to Army Radio.