Overview
- Brig. Gen. Shai Tayeb told lawmakers that more than 210 combat soldiers and over 140 combat‑support troops enlisted today, projecting the largest haredi draft in recent years within 10 days.
- New recruits were placed in haredi‑oriented frameworks, including the Netzach Yehuda battalion, the Chashmonaim brigade, and additional tracks designed for religious observance.
- Haredi protesters tried to block enlistment at the Jerusalem office and the Bakum induction base, leading to clashes with police who used water cannons to disperse crowds.
- Committee deliberations on the Defense Service Bill focused on revoking benefits for non‑service, including driver’s licenses, scholarships, tax credits, transit discounts, daycare subsidies, and National Insurance reductions, with Finance officials questioning the measures’ real impact.
- Deputy Attorney General Gil Limon said the government violated a High Court deadline to institute enforcement and called the lapse a constitutional crisis, as Netanyahu urged faster legislation and Shas warned it will withhold support for the 2026 budget without a draft law.