IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi discussed the way in which Haredi enlistment to the IDF could lighten the load for reservists during a visit to the central Gaza Strip over the weekend, the IDF says in a statement.
While in central Gaza, Halevi held a situational assessment with the chief of the IDF’s Southern Command, Maj. Gen. Yaron Finkelman, and the commander of the IDF’s 99th Division, Brig. Gen. Barak Hiram, as well as several other reserve commanders.
During the meeting, Halevi said that while there was “a desire for change” in ultra-Orthodox society, it was not yet widespread enough and that more needed to be done.
Were Haredi conscription rates to rise, he said, the burden on reservists would be decreased, as there would be less need for them.
The establishment of additional Haredi battalions within the IDF is a “definite need,” he said, noting the difficulties faced by reservists who “have been away from home for almost eight months with few breaks.”
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