Ultra-orthodox Jews wrestle with whether to serve in Gaza war
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They were spared from the bloody Hamas attack on October 7 and they are exempt from military service.
Yet some ultra-Orthodox Jews have chosen to renounce that controversial privilege and join the Israeli army.
Dozens gathered outside a recruitment office in Tel Aviv this week, responding to an appeal by the army to all those who might have skills useful in the war against Hamas.
The army said that, in the end, 120 had enrolled and would be assigned to support missions, nursing or driving.
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