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IDF postponing draft dates for combat support roles amid Iran conflict

By Emanuel Fabian 19 June 2025, 5:47 pm Edit

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

IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi speaks to new conscripts at the Tel Hashomer base in central Israel, August 15, 2024. (Israel Defense Forces)
IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi speaks to new conscripts at the Tel Hashomer base in central Israel, August 15, 2024. (Israel Defense Forces)

The military is postponing draft dates for combat support roles next week, amid the conflict with Iran, the IDF announces.

The soldiers who were supposed to be drafted next week will be drafted the following week, in accordance with a fresh assessment of the situation, the army says.

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