The coalition bill would suspend enforcement against ultra-Orthodox men who fail to report for military service, even as the army warns of a severe troop shortage and thousands of reservists carry a growing wartime burden

Committee legal adviser warns measure grants yeshiva students a sector-wide exemption without meaningful oversight or penalties, but coalition lawmakers approved it for final…

The advancement of a bill to freeze the arrests of draft evaders comes after the contentious Basic Law: Torah Study bill advanced last week in the Knesset’s House Committee.