Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said during the closed session of the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee that the draft law the committee will decide on 'is the law that will be.' Netanyahu claimed that 'within two years we will bring 10,500 ultra-Orthodox recruits. This is the number the army can absorb. We will also implement heavy personal sanctions. At the same time, we will ensure that whoever enters ultra-Orthodox remains ultra-Orthodox.' Netanyahu also addressed tensions with the U.S., saying 'I speak with Trump every few days - at least once every two weeks. They have their interests, but we are working in cooperation.'

