Israel court rules that Ultra-Orthodox students must be drafted to military | BBC News

Israel's Supreme Court has ruled in a landmark case that ultra-Orthodox Jewish seminary students must be drafted to the military.

There have been long-standing exemptions for conscription for young men registered in full-time religious study, but a legal arrangement allowing the practice to continue expired recently.

The strains of the current war in Gaza - with Israeli military leaders complaining of a shortage of combat soldiers - have led to renewed demands for what is seen as more equal sharing of the security burden.