[106365] IDF representative to the Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee: "We will reach 90,000 draft dodgers within a year and a half"

IDF warning: Number of draft dodgers expected to jump to 90,000

In a discussion held today, June 30, 2026, at the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee, an IDF representative presented alarming data regarding the future of the military's manpower. According to reports on News from the Field on Telegram, Today's News - Official Channel, and Today's News - Without Censorship, the army projects that within a year and a half, the number of draft dodgers will reach 90,000 people.

The IDF representative clarified during the discussion that the current situation, in which the law does not apply equally to the entire population, is unsustainable. In a quote brought in News from the Field on Telegram, it was claimed that: "It is not possible for the law to apply to one group only", and that there is a tangible danger of a surge in the number of draft dodgers in the immediate term.

The data was also presented in The News Scene, where they repeated the IDF representative's warning regarding the 90,000 figure, while emphasizing the military's criticism regarding the inequality in the burden of service. The reporting channels, which are generally identified with a direct news line reporting from the field, emphasized the severity of the military forecast and the possible implications for IDF readiness.