IDF Spokesperson Daniel Hagari confirmed that the drone striking a naval base near Eilat was "produced by Iran and guided by Iran."

Due to the need for more soldiers and to integrate Charedim into the army, Central Command Commander Maj.-Gen. Yehuda Fuchs has a new plan to use them to reinforce Judea and Samaria.

This number is about a third of Charedi yeshivah students overall, and most of the students of the big yeshivahs (for the unmarried).

Segal explained the fine print on the Supreme Court's interim injunction denying funding to yeshivahs of draft-eligible students on his Telegram channel, explaining that "the possibility of Charedi departure (from the government is) not before June."

Supreme Court justices Uzi Fogelman, Yitzhak Amit, and Noam Solberg issued an interim injunction freezing funding for draft-eligible yeshivah students starting April 1.

The Defense Minister noted during a ministry conference that "we will need to ensure our qualitative and quantitative advantage."

The cohort, which enlisted last August and trained in the Golan Heights to prepare to enter Gaza, said prayers in memory of the murdered, for the return of the hostages, and the healing of the wounded.

Opposition Leader MK Yair Lapid addressed the draft controversy at the beginning of his party's meeting, saying that "Charedim need to enlist like our children."

According to a new survey, a vast majority of Israeli Jews, including Likud and Religious Zionism voters, oppose the continuation of Charedi draft evasion.

Regarding the IDF's plan to investigate the events before and during October 7, Gallant said "I support the Chief of Staff."

Protestors from the Jerusalem Faction blocked Road 4 from both directions until the police came and dispersed them.

UTJ MK Yitzhak Pindrus made this statement in light of the growing controversy over Charedi exemptions from the draft.

The Defense Minister also defended his stance on the draft, saying it's about math, not politics.

Minister Benny Gantz responded to Defense Minister Yoav Gallant's insistence that a draft law must be supported by all members of the coalition - including the State Camp party.

The Defense Minister addressed the question of drafting Charedim, stating that "the challenges we face prove: everyone has to carry the burden, all parts of the nation."

The Supreme Court decided that it will broadcast the discussion of the appeal against non-enforcement of the draft against Charedim live.

Rabbi Shlomo Aviner, a major religious Zionist Rabbi, explains the importance of both universal military service, and why coercion is not the way to get there.

At a packed hall in Holon Theater, hundreds of soldiers in the Netzach Yehudah battalion celebrated 25 years of the unit's existence and listened to congratulations sent from the President and Defense Minister.

A new poll by Channel 12 and pollster Mano Geva also shows voters oppose the new draft law by 2:1, with even Netanyahu bloc supporters neatly divided.