Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant has instructed the IDF to distribute 1,000 draft notices to members of the chareidi community this Sunday.
These draft notices initiate the army’s initial screening and evaluation process for new recruits, leading up to military enlistment in the following year.
The Defense Ministry has announced that additional notices will be issued in two more phases over the upcoming weeks. The IDF has stated that it has the capacity to enlist 3,000 chareidi men in the coming year.
According to the ministry, these draft notices will be sent to chareidi men between the ages of 18 and 26.
Following each phase of draft notices, the ministry says, “a learning process will take place in order to improve the following waves.”
Gallant’s decision came after a meeting he held this morning with IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi and other senior military officials, including Maj. Gen. (res.) Eliezer Shkedi. At Gallant’s request, Shkedi produced a detailed report on how the country could effectively recruit and integrate chareidi individuals into the IDF.
Gedolei Torah have advised bochurim to disregard any communication from the IDF, and the parties representing the chareidi community have increased their threats to leave the coalition if Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu’s government does not pass a law to exempt chareidi men from military service by the conclusion of the Knesset’s summer session.
{Matzav.com Israel}