Reserve IDF soldiers urge Knesset to advance draft law

NOT EVEN CLOSE: IDF Thousands Short Of Chareidi Enlistment Goal

In an update to the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee, Lt. Col. Avigdor Dickstein, head of the IDF’s Charedi Recruitment Branch, reported that the military is falling significantly short of its goal to enlist 4,800 Charedi men during the current 2024–2025 draft cycle. As of now, only 1,721 have enlisted. “We set ourselves a target of 4,800 and we will not reach that,” Dickstein acknowledged, noting that while enlistment numbers are s…

Israeli data reveals massive number of ultra-Orthodox Jews refuse to enlist in military service

Only 232 out of 18,915 Haredi men responded to recent military draft orders, while 1,840 ignored summons and 962 declared draft dodgers - Anadolu Ajansı

Thousands of Israeli reservists have recently signed protest letters against the war in the Gaza Strip, while more and more soldiers are ignoring the convocation orders.

Reserve IDF soldiers urge Knesset to advance draft law

The letter by reservists stated that while the draft law has been debated a number of times, they said that they did not see any progress on the matter.

Hundreds of reservists and former Israeli Air Force, Navy and even Mossad officers alternately sign petitions against the war in the Gaza Strip, while the morale of the reservists called to fight is again at the lowest.

Ahead of tonight's cabinet meeting, reserve fighters demand that the government reach a decision in Gaza • "The erosion of the reserve system is unbearable" • "We demand that Hamas be defeated once and for all - not to reach endless rounds"