Ultra-Orthodox
Haredi enlistment to combat units jumps 30% as over 250 men join IDF in recent draft cycle
Current assessments indicate that some of the tracks are expected to meet the recruitment targets set by the head of the IDF Personnel Directorate, Maj.-Gen. Dado Bar Kalifa.
Hundreds of haredim arrive at Tel Hashomer to enlist in IDF as anti-draft protesters gather
Who owns Judaism? Israel must take it back from the religious establishment - opinion
Hundreds of haredim protest Jerusalem light rail expansion, attempt to enter construction site
Deleted IDF video instructed haredi draft evaders how to avoid Ben-Gurion checks
It is unclear whether the IDF has a mechanism to prevent someone from reporting for the summons, avoiding a departure restriction, traveling to Uman, and then failing to complete enlistment.
Shas invokes IDF soldiers in election campaign ad, drawing Gadi Eisenkot's ire
The Shas campaign video features a family gathered for a Shabbat dinner before a son returns home from his army base and embraces his family members.
'Malchieli is a murderer!' Shas condemns protests against MK over haredi draft law
Malchieli has stated that yeshiva students should be able to defer service as long as Torah study is their occupation, and recently said he would "not ask for a collective exemption for haredim."
National-religious men overrepresented in IDF reserves as haredim stay absent, IDI analysis finds
National-Religious men were found to have increased in service substantially from the start of the war until 2025, while the participation of secular men decreased the most of any group.
Haredi protesters block Jerusalem cafe amid ongoing months-long dispute over Shabbat opening
This marks the eighth consecutive week of protests. Several MKs, including Yisrael Beytenu chairman Avigdor Liberman, have joined counterprotests in previous weeks.
IDF arrests three Palestinian suspects related to attack on Jewish West Bank hikers
Following the attack, Israeli settlers started a fire in one of the village's homes, according to Army Radio, with a 65-year-old Palestinian evacuated due to smoke inhalation.
Haredi protesters gather at Maccabim checkpoint over reported draft evader arrest - report
The soldiers at the scene told the crowd that the detainee was in fact an undocumented resident, not a draft evader, the report added.
Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef to lead Shas, participate in launch conference with Deri's approval - report
Shas is expected to win seven seats in the upcoming October elections, according to a KAN poll published on Wednesday.
Terrorism-supporting signs, inciting items confiscated from Mea She'arim warehouses
Such operations are not uncommon in Israel, with security forces confiscating inciting materials at the UAWC's Ramallah and Hebron offices in December.
Suspect arrested for allegedly vandalizing Basimta cafe during protests against its Shabbat opening
According to the police, the suspect is thought to have vandalized the cafe with graffiti, thrown garbage at it, and damaged the cafe's lock.