As a result, the operation was canceled, the IDF said. Smotrich backed the troops, saying he would demand answers from the army, prompting former IDF chief Eisenkot to accuse him of calling for refusal to serve

The incident followed an announcement in June that hesder yeshivas would stop sending their students for IDF enlistment after the military announced a pilot program for female…

Opposition leaders fume at far-right finance minister, accuse him of harming the IDF with claim the army is 'antagonizing the public that serves and contributes the most'