Overview

• Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited the Border Police’s ultra-Orthodox Avnat company, calling their service “a holy deed” and promising to expand the haredi combat unit.
• National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir hailed the officers as pioneers of haredi integration in security forces and instructed them to “eliminate” any terrorist threat with full priority given to their lives.
• Israel Police Inspector General Danny Levy and Border Police leadership joined the visit, signaling formal institutional backing for the haredi unit despite wider debates over political influence in security bodies.
• The Avnat company blends frontline policing responsibilities with a strictly haredi way of life, providing a new pathway for ultra-Orthodox enlistment in combat roles.
• The public endorsements underscore the government’s effort to court haredi voters and reinforce its security posture by expanding religiously observant personnel in frontline units.