Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant announced that 1,000 ultra-orthodox men would be drafted into the IDF starting next week, i24 reports.
At a meeting on recruiting ultra-Orthodox men, Gallant met with Chief of Staff Hertzi Halevi, Deputy Chief of Staff Amir Baram, General Eliezer Shkedi, Head of the Personnel Directorate General Yaniv Asor, and the head of the IDF Women’s Affairs Advisor General Yifat Tomer Yerushalmi.
Following the meeting, Gallant determined that orders would be sent to 1,000 ultra-orthodox men between 18 and 26 starting on Sunday.
The following two phases will be implemented depending on the response of the ultra-orthodox community to the first phase.
