Defense Minister Israel Katz not blocking IDF issuing 7,000 draft orders to haredim
Speculation spiked after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu replaced Gallant with Katz that the attempts to draft Haredim would be halted, given Netanyahu and the haredi coalition parties' opposition.
Incoming defense minister Israel Katz attends a discussion and vote on the inclusion of MK Gideon Saar as a Minister in the government at the plenum hall of the Knesset, the Israeli Parliament in Jerusalem on September 30, 2024.(photo credit: YONATAN SINDEL/FLASH90)ByYONAH JEREMY BOBUpdated: