Attorney-General Gali Baharav-Miara on Friday asked the court to strike down the law, arguing that it retains the duty to enlist while removing the consequences for refusal.
Netanyahu and Trump are also at odds over other issues, including the recent US-Saudi nuclear deal, the pending sale of F-35 fighter jets to Turkey, and the extent of operations in Gaza and Lebanon.
The opposition parties reached 70 seats, compared to the current coalition parties who received 50 of the 120 Knesset seats, the N12 poll found.
Chili Tropper and Yoaz Hendel, neighbors in a Judean Hills moshav, may hold the four seats that determine who becomes Israel’s next prime minister.
The IDF recently decided to increase its presence in the West Bank, with senior military officials describing the situation as "highly volatile and extremely dangerous."
The announcement follows an air traffic control outage in Greece on Sunday, during which thousands of passengers were delayed as flights across Greece were grounded for several hours.
The vote also comes after Likud’s top internal court rejected a Netanyahu-backed provision that would have allowed the party to cancel its Knesset primaries in the event of a security escalation.
“Israel needs haredi recruits, not haredi detainees,” the government said, arguing that arrests of yeshiva students could reverse a gradual increase in enlistment and risk civil war.
The Jewish Teachers Award will recognize up to ten exceptional educators whose dedication is strengthening Jewish identity, connecting young people to Israel, and shaping Jewish communities worldwide
While Israel’s use of paper ballots makes direct mechanical tampering with elections nearly impossible, Halevi emphasized that foreign actors can still influence the outcome.
The 1980s pop icon released "We Will Dance Again," featuring Hebrew lyrics and a message of support for Israel and Jews following the Oct. 7 Hamas attack.
