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The political turmoil comes as Israel and Hamas are negotiating a US-backed ceasefire proposal for Gaza.

The ultra-Orthodox Shas party says it will leave the government in response to dispute over mandatory military service.

The conflict that has raged in Gaza since October 7 has riven Israeli society. People are deeply divided over the government’s conduct of the war and the failure to secure the release of the remaining hostages. As a result, the government of Benjamin Netanyahu is bitterly unpopular with the majority…

In a move that could undermine the stability of Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s government, the Supreme Court in Israel on Tuesday agreed to end draft exemptions for ultra-Orthodox Jewish men. Making up around 13 percent of the country’s population, it is estimated that nearly 70,000 future soldiers would be eligible.…

Israel's top court ruled unanimously on Tuesday that the state must draft ultra-Orthodox Jewish men into military service, potentially destabilising Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's ruling coalition.

As their military exemption ends, tensions divide the country and threaten to topple Netanyahu’s government

Strain on coalition grows after Israeli supreme court orders end to subsidies for ultra-Orthodox men who avoid conscription

Israeli Supreme Court ruling on funding for religious schools over military service evasion stirs controversy and sparks debate on Ultra-Orthodox conscription.

Israel's governing coalition to pass a law regulating the draft into the IDF of Haredi or Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men