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Dado Bar Kalifa.  (Share)         (https://www.google.com/preferences/source?q=https://www.jpost.com/)      Follow us on Google     (Haredi (ultra-Orthodox) men at the Tel Hashomer IDF base, August 30, 2026.) (Haredi (ultra-Orthodox) men at the Tel Hashomer IDF base, August 30, 2026.)   Haredi (ultra-Orthodox) men at the Tel Hashomer IDF base, August 30, 2026. (photo credit: AVSHALOM SASSONI )    By (https://www.jpost.com/author/amir-bohbot) AMIR BOHBOT    SEPTEMBER 1, 2026 21:25  Updated:  SEPTEMBER 1, 2026 21:26   Some 260 haredi (ultra-Orthodox) (https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-907085) young men enlisted in the IDF on Tuesday, the first day of the current combat recruitment cycle, marking an increase of about 30% compared with the equivalent recruitment day last year.  Last year, 198 haredi men enlisted on the first day of the corresponding recruitment cycle. The latest figure also represents an increase compared with the previous recruitment cycle, when 211 haredi young men enlisted on its first day.   According to the figures, more than 100 of the recruits joined the (https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-891596) Netzah Yehuda Battalion , while more than 30 enlisted in the Paratroopers Brigade, a figure that has not been seen in this track for some time.  (A soldier from the primarily Orthodox and haredi (ultra-Orthodox) Netzah Yehuda Battalion during a swearing-in ceremony at the Western Wall, Jerusalem, June 11, 2025.)  A soldier from the primarily Orthodox and haredi (ultra-Orthodox) Netzah Yehuda Battalion during a swearing-in ceremony at the Western Wall, Jerusalem, June 11, 2025. (credit: Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)    Another 75 recruits joined the (https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/defense-news/article-901341) Hasmonean Brigade , the haredi brigade established by the IDF. Defense officials estimate that the number joining the brigade will rise further over the coming days.  Recruitment targets expected to be hit  Additional haredi recruits were assigned to several other destinations and tracks across the IDF. Current assessments indicate that some of the tracks are expected to meet the recruitment targets set by the head of the (https://www.jpost.com/tags/idf) IDF Personnel Directorate, Maj.-Gen. Dado Bar Kalifa.   The figures come amid efforts to expand haredi enlistment in the IDF and increase the number serving in combat tracks, as the public and political debate over the conscription of yeshiva students continues.     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