The army reportedly refrained from deploying a critical system in Lebanon because female soldiers were not permitted at a post staffed by a Haredi BrigadeHaaretz Editorial12:05 PM • May 25 2026 IDTThe army has refrained from deploying an essential system in Lebanon because it would require female soldiers to operate it, and they're not permitted to enter the military post there, where soldiers from the ultra-Orthodox Hashmonaim Brigade are deployed. A security source claimed it involved "an essential system to assist in combat, and in the end, it isn't operating at the site where it needs to be" because of the ban on female soldiers.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:Haredim IDFUltra-OrthodoxCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Israel-Iran Live UpdatesIran DealGazaTrumpWhite House ShootingSettler ViolenceJewish Soccer PlayersHaQuizHaaretz PodcastThe IDF Is, Once Again, Overriding Soldier Safety to Appease the ultra-OrthodoxIran Would Discuss Nuclear Issue With U.S. if Potential Understanding ReachedGulf States Prepared to Give Iran a Safety Net That May Save Trump From HimselfThe Jewish Occult Comes Out of the ShadowHow Netanyahu Became a Punchline on American TVRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIBen-Gvir Posts Video of Police Dragging Detained Gaza Flotilla ActivistsThe Most Consequential Republican Primary for Israel Is Happening in KentuckyUnmoved by Trump's Ticking Clock, Iran Forms a New Reality in the Persian Gulf`'It Was Okay to Be Crazy': IDF Soldiers Discuss Moral Decay in LebanonWorld Leaders Summon Israeli Envoys Over Ben-Gvir Gaza Flotilla Activists VideoOn Israel, Gaza and Palestine, Bigmouth Tucker Carlson Spoke Nothing but Truth