The first 1,000 draft orders to ultra-Orthodox men aged 18-26 were to be sent out on Sunday, with two additional waves of 1,000 every two weeks, according to the ministry and the Israel Defense Forces.
At the end of each wave of draft orders, the ministry said “a learning process will take place in order to improve the following waves.” The IDF noted it currently has no experience with drafting a large number of Haredi soldiers at once.
The army said it had launched a new website for Haredim (Hebrew) with information on available roles and its efforts to accommodate their lifestyle.
The draft orders are the first stage in the screening and evaluation process that the army carries out for new recruits, ahead of enlistment in the military in the coming year. READ MORE
