Overview

• Shas relinquished its ministerial posts on July 16 but pledged not to support a no-confidence motion or join the opposition benches.
• United Torah Judaism withdrew from the coalition in June after lawmakers failed to enact legislation preserving ultra-Orthodox draft exemptions.
• A Supreme Court ruling in summer 2024 ended decades of exemptions for ultra-Orthodox men, leaving Netanyahu under pressure to legislate a new framework.
• The Israeli Army has warned that its prolonged Gaza campaign has created a critical shortfall of combat-ready soldiers.
• Netanyahu plans to use the upcoming summer hiatus to negotiate a conscription deal aimed at restoring his parliamentary majority.