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Israeli Military to Issue Extra 7,000 Draft Orders for Ultra-Orthodox Community - Reports

© AP Photo / KEVIN FRAYERUltra-orthodox Jews watch from a rooftop during the funeral of Rabbi Yitzhak Kadouri in Jerusalem, Sunday, Jan. 29, 2006
Ultra-orthodox Jews watch from a rooftop during the funeral of Rabbi Yitzhak Kadouri in Jerusalem, Sunday, Jan. 29, 2006 - Sputnik International, 1920, 05.11.2024
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) will issue an additional 7,000 draft orders to members of the ultra-Orthodox community next week due to a low turnout during the initial recruitment, the Times of Israel newspaper reported on Tuesday, citing officials.
The first 3,000 draft orders were issued this summer, but only 230 ultra-Orthodox men showed up at induction centers, according to the newspaper's information.
Defense Minister Yoav Gallant discussed this with IDF chief Herzi Halevi and other military officials at a meeting on Monday and approved their recommendation to send out 7,000 more draft orders to ultra-Orthodox men, his office was cited in the report as saying.
Ultra-Orthodox Jews leave the site after collecting water from a mountain spring near Jerusalem to be used in baking unleavened bread, known as Matzoth, during the Maim Shelanu (Rested Water) ceremony on April 2, 2015. - Sputnik International, 1920, 27.06.2024
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Those who ignore multiple draft orders will be prevented from leaving the country and may face arrest by Military Police, the IDF was cited as saying.

Israel's ultra-Orthodox community has long been exempt from mandatory military service, on the grounds that they contribute to the common good of the Jewish state by studying religious texts. The secular community considers this unfair, and the grievance culminated after Hamas' attack last October.

In June, the Supreme Court made a landmark ruling to no longer exempt the ultra-Orthodox from conscription.
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