The Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee held another discussion on the draft conscription law on Wednesday. Lt. Col. Avigdor Dikstein, the head of the Chareidi sector in the Manpower Directorate of the IDF, presented updated data on the recruitment of Chareidim to the committee, saying that of 10,000 draft orders sent since July 2024, only 205 Chareidim enlisted. He added that a total of 1721 Chareidim are serving as soldiers since the beginning of last year’s recruitment cycle. There is approximately 66,000 bnei yeshivos who are currently eligible for IDF service but have not enlisted. (YWN Israel Desk – Jerusalem)