Ministers to vote Sunday on extending mandatory IDF service to 3 years

The government will vote Sunday on extending mandatory service for IDF soldiers to three years from the current 32 months, a source with knowledge of the matter tells The Times of Israel.

The move comes days after Defense Minister Yoav Gallant urged the government to pass the measure.

The security cabinet has approved the service extension, which once okayed by a forum of all government ministers will be in force for eight years, Channel 12 reports.

Sam Sokol contributed to this report.

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