Israel calls up ultra-Orthodox Jews into its army for the first time in country's history

 Israel calls up ultra-Orthodox Jews into its army for the first time in country's history

•  The Israel Defence Forces sent draft notices to call up 1,000 Haredi men 
•  They are the first of 3,000 who will be conscripted in the coming weeks
•  Recent Supreme Court ruling held that ultra-Orthodox men are not exempt 
  
  
  

• Israel has called up ultra-Orthodox Jews to fight in its military for the first time amid fears the conflict in the Middle East could escalate.

  The Israel Defence Forces have sent draft notices to call up 1,000 men from the devout Haredi community to bolster the army's ranks — the first of 3,000 to be conscripted in the coming weeks.

  It follows a ruling by Israel's supreme court that ultra-Orthodox men can no longer be exempt from military service, ending an agreement that has been in place since Israel's establishment in 1948.

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