The Israeli government approved on Monday the recruitment of reservists under the emergency order, with a maximum number of 450,000 soldiers until Aug. 31, 2025, despite significant legal concerns raised by the decision. This represents a record number of reservists approved since the Oct. 7 terror attack.
The legal opinion stated that there is a significant legal difficulty in extending the emergency order for reservists because the government is not making sufficient efforts to increase recruitment from the ultra-Orthodox community. The proposal also noted that the estimated cost per reservist to taxpayers is NIS 1,000 (about $280) per day.
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