The Knesset gave final approval to the temporary order extending mandatory military service from 30 to 32 months, making the change permanent under the temporary legislation.
The Knesset gave final approval to the temporary order extending mandatory military service to 32 months late Thursday night, with the vote recorded at 23:51 Jerusalem. The approval cements the 32-month service length as a temporary measure, after weeks of debate and a legislative blitz that saw the bill advance through committee and final readings in a single evening.
Earlier in the evening, The Zioneer reported that MK Boaz Bismuth presented the temporary order to the plenum, and that the vote passed 43–12, with one abstention, as first reported by Amit Segal (N12) and later confirmed by The Jerusalem Post. The night’s rapid sequence of updates began with reports of the vote count and progressed to confirmation of final approval. The committee stage had been cleared on July 14, when the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee voted 8–1 to advance the temporary order, as The Zioneer reported.
The Zioneer reported on July 6 that an emerging solution to the conscription crisis would keep service at 32 months, rejecting both the IDF’s request for a 36-month extension and proposals to shorten it to 30 months. The temporary order, presented by Bismuth, also includes a salary increase for soldiers.
No further legislative steps remain; the bill has passed all required readings and is now in effect as a temporary order.
7 developments
- DevelopingKnesset panel votes 8-1 to keep mandatory service at 32 months
- StrongDraft crisis solution emerges: 32-month service stays, no cut or extension
- StrongGovernment secretary: fix 32-month service now, defer 36-month debate until after elections
- DevelopingIDF Personnel Chief calls for extending mandatory service to 36 months
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