Security And Defense Committee

IDF recruits 14,500 holders of draft exemption

IDF conscripts 14,500 civilians who were previously exempt from reserve duty, aiming to ease pressure on reservists amid ongoing conflict by forming 11 new battalions set to begin service in the coming months.

Senior IDF official:

'Settler violence just a handful of incidents'

A senior IDF official said in a confidential discussion at the Foreign Affairs and Security Committee that "there is no such concept 'settler violence.' We have great respect for the settlers."