The Special Committee for the Regulation of the Status of Yeshiva Students, headed by Member of Knesset David Amsalem (Likud), convened today to discuss the Defense Service Law - Integrating Yeshiva Students.
Lieutenant-Colonel Tzachi Revivo, deputy commander of the Israel Defense Forces' Meitav induction unit said at the hearing: "The total number of military service recipients is about 58,000. Of these, about 44,000 are yeshiva students aged 18-24."