IDF Chief Responds for First Time to Rabbis’ Calls Not to Enlist in Armor

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IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi publicly addressed criticism from leading rabbis and yeshiva heads who urged students not to enlist in the Armored Corps over mixed service and the integration of women in tanks. Speaking to IDF employees on Thursday, he said the army would integrate all sectors while respecting halakhic sensitivities. His remarks came amid rising tensions between the national-religious public and the military leadership.

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SrugimRight · HebrewJun 11, 2026

IDF Chief Responds for First Time to Rabbis’ Calls Not to Enlist in Armor

Channel 13Center · HebrewJun 11, 2026

IDF Chief to hesder yeshivas: Service should be alongside one another, not at one another’s expense

Arutz ShevaRight · HebrewJun 11, 2026

IDF Spokesperson Accused of Softening the Truth Over Women in Combat Roles

MakoCenter · HebrewJun 10, 2026

IDF Says Women’s Tank Pilot Will Proceed Under Joint Service Order Amid Rabbinic Protest

N12Center · HebrewJun 10, 2026

IDF Responds to Rosh Yeshiva Letter: Pilot Will Proceed Under the Joint Service Order

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TheMarkerIDF: The High Court did not order combat soldiers to be recruited to the Armored Corps, only to hold a pilotHaaretzIDF: The High Court Did Not Order Recruiting Female Combat Soldiers to the Armored Corps, Only to Conduct a PilotKan NewsIDF Responds to Rabbis’ Letter: No Plan for Mixed Male and Female ServiceNow 14IDF Responds to Hesder Yeshiva Letter: “Men and Women Will Not Serve Together”WallaIDF Clarifies: No Order to Recruit Female Tank Crews, Only a Pilot for ReviewChannel 13IDF Responds to Hesder Yeshiva Heads:YnetIDF on rabbis' letter: We need every soldier, and men and women will not serve together in the same unitArutz ShevaIDF Says No Shared-Service Scenario in Planned Pilot After Hesder Yeshiva Chiefs' LetterYnetIDF Responds to Hesder Yeshiva Heads: No Mixed Male-Female Service in Armored Corps PilotSrugimIDF Says Tank Integration for Women Is Still a Pilot, Decision Not Yet Made by Chief of StaffMako12 Hesder Yeshivas Announce They Will Stop Sending Students to Armored Corps Over Women’s IntegrationN1212 Hesder Yeshivas Halt Tank Corps Enlistment Over Integration of WomenBehadrei Haredim12 hesder yeshiva heads say they will stop sending students to the Armored Corps over women’s integration

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