From the Times of Israel:
“The long-simmering issue has come to a head as the military deals with manpower shortages wrought by months of fighting in Gaza and the possibility of war against the Hezbollah terror group in Lebanon.”
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This is real.
These shortages will worsen as reservists who have served continue to be released from service.
The number of future Ultra-orthodox Jew conscripts is finite in number. Not likely to help much.
Stay tuned …