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IDF chief updated on establishment of new brigade for ultra-Orthodox soldiers
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleEmanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi was presented today with the status of an in-development brigade for ultra-Orthodox Jews, known as the Hasmonean Brigade.
According to the IDF, so far the military has completed drafting the staff for the first Haredi brigade, as well as establishing infrastructure for the induction of the brigade’s first company next month.
Senior officers, including the chief of the Ground Forces, presented Halevi with the status of the ongoing work, the military says.
The new brigade’s establishment comes amid growing calls across the Israeli public for the ultra-Orthodox community to “share the burden” with other sectors who are serving in the military.
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