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IDF Manpower Shortfall Seen Worsening Amid Delays to Service Extension and Haredi Draft

IDF Manpower Shortfall Seen Worsening Amid Delays to Service Extension and Haredi Draft

As the haredi conscription debate returns to the Knesset during a coalition crisis, Israel’s military faces a potential widening manpower gap. Postponements to extending service terms and advancing ultra-Orthodox enlistment have raised concerns about force readiness.

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IDF manpower gap to widen as service extension delayed alongside haredi draft