IDF chief Halevi: Enlisting in the military is only way to ensure deaths of soldiers in war weren’t in vain

By Emanuel Fabian

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6 March 2024, 8:11 pm

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Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent

IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi speaks at a Navy officers' graduation ceremony in Haifa, March 6, 2024. (Screenshot, IDF)

In comments apparently aimed at the ultra-Orthodox community, IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi says enlisting in the military is the only way to ensure the deaths of soldiers amid the war are not in vain.

“We paid heavy prices in the war and lost commanders and troops. We will guarantee at all times that their sacrifice will not be in vain. There is no way to do this except to enlist for meaningful service, wear the uniform, and become commanders,” Halevi says at a Navy officers’ graduation ceremony in Haifa.