Over 100 ultra-Orthodox youngsters arrived Monday morning at an IDF induction center in Tel Aviv to be recruited into the military.
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The unprecedented move comes following a murderous attack by the Hamas terror organization on Oct. 7, in which 1,400 Israelis were murdered and over 200 taken hostage to the Gaza Strip.
Video: Rabbi Rami Ravad, former chief rabbi of the Air Force and one of the heads of the IDF's program to integrate Haredi soldiers into the military
The new recruits will participate in an accelerated training program and will be integrated into the forces wherever needed.
"I cannot stay at home given what is happening," one of the recruits – Yonatan, a father of four – said. "This is a difficult time, and the Haredi public is also a part of this, and I have come to lend a helping hand."
According to the IDF, over 2,000 Haredim have requested to be drafted as volunteers into the military.
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