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Bismuth: ‘You can’t force people to enlist’ as Netanyahu pushes draft-exemption bill

Despite coalition strains, Netanyahu is pushing to speed up the draft-exemption bill to limit public backlash, though legal advisers say a legislative 'blitz' is impossible; Bismuth signaled to Haredi voters that he will not support jailing all draft evaders

Amir Ettinger, Shilo Freid | 12.04.25

הגבול בין ישראל למצרים 16.4

Drones smuggling heavy weapons into Israel from Egypt 'with impunity,' officials sound alarm

'This is becoming an existential threat,' warns MK Zvi Succot as lawmakers review surge in weapons smuggling from Egypt; one resident reports 550 drone runs in three days: 'I sit on my porch and drones pass overhead. One day, they’ll drop a bomb on a kindergarten'

Ilana Curiel | 10.16.25

Coalition pushes talks on Haredi draft exemptions as IDF warns of major enlistment gap

Knesset’s Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee holds first of three sessions this week on draft exemption law, as IDF says ultra-Orthodox recruitment rose but remains far below military needs

Amir Ettinger, Shilo Freid | 09.07.25

פעילות כוחות צה"ל ברצועת עזה

Israel extends emergency IDF reserve orders as Gaza City operation looms

Knesset’s Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee narrowly approved extending emergency IDF reserve call-up orders, known as Tzav 8, ahead of a planned Gaza City offensive, after opposition parties voted against and ultra-Orthodox lawmakers abstained

Amir Ettinger | 08.18.25

יולי אדלשטיין במליאת הכנסת

After refusing to advance Haredi draft bill, Likud votes to replace Edelstein as chair of Knesset defense committee

Boaz Bismuth was elected to the position by a majority of 29 to 4, and the Haredi factions expect him to introduce a law that will keep yeshiva students out of the IDF

Moran Azulay, Sivan Hilaie | 07.23.25

ועדת החוץ והביטחון

'I am haunted by what I saw in Gaza,' released US-Israeli hostage tells lawmakers

Keith Siegel appeals to members of the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee not to leave hostages in the hands of Hamas in Gaza any longer; 'they are suffering every minute,' he says after describing the horrors he witnessed and endured

Sivan Hilaie | 07.08.25

מחאת חרדים בבני ברק

IDF set to send 54,000 draft notices to Haredi men, bolster enforcement against dodgers

Senior commander of IDF manpower division tells Knesset panel the military is shifting its enforcement to the individual draft dodger after previously dealing with religious learning institutions and sectors

Shilo Freid, Sivan Hilaie, Gal Ganot | 06.11.25

מטוס F-35 של חיל האוויר

Why Israel fears a US military aid freeze more than anything

Analysis: With US aid set to expire in 2028, talks on a new deal must begin soon; without nearly $4B a year, Israel can't fund key defense systems

Yuval Azulay, Calcalist | 05.13.25

בנימין נתניהו

Israel has to be 'tough' in hostage negotiations, Netanyahu says

During a closed-door Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee discussion, PM answers critics, saying 'you can't give everything from the get-go because the enemy will want more’

Moran Azulay | 03.19.24

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