A statement from the IDF said that the two had said they did not want to continue their service due to the disputed judicial legislation.
"We move the army closer to the border with Belarus to scare away the aggressor so that it does not dare to attack us," Blaszczak said.
This is the Israel that I’m holding onto, as my tears of pride and fear mingle and I look to a future filled with these incredibly devoted soldiers standing up for their country, our country.
478 of the new soldiers are recent immigrants, the majority of whom are lone soldiers.
The US military is checking in with the IDF to see how much joint operations may be impacted by the IDF reservists’ quitting movement.
"[The government] has become messianic dictatorship that strives to win over the people instead of listening to their hardships and working for reunification."
The US will send fighter jets and a warship to the Middle East in order to monitor key waterways in the region.
A Russian Su-25 fighter-bomber crashed into the Sea of Azov on Monday.
As the haredi draft law expires, controversy over military conscription intensifies, with arguments of discrimination and a cabinet plan for a new draft bill.
A lieutenant colonel has been dismissed from his post for allegedly granting unauthorized civilian access to classified IDF sites.
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