Israel War Update Wednesday March 26

 Israel at war day 174

- Giyus Update: a last-minute U-turn, the government requests a half-day extension until 2pm tomorrow to the High Court’s deadline for filing a response to petitions demanding that the state immediately start conscripting ultra-Orthodox yeshiva students. The Attorney General’s Office had filed a draft response asserting that the state would be obliged to begin conscription for such men on April 1 after a government resolution postponing drafting procedures expired but sent out the deadline extension request shortly afterward.

- Giyus Bnei Hayeshivos: The Attorney General recommends to Bagatz that beginning April 1, all Bnei yeshiva will lose the exmption status from the army and technically will be obligated to be conscripted and drafted to the IDF. With regard to funding to yeshivos the recommendation is it should not cut it off immediately but enough to have a transition period. Frum journalists blasted the charedi MK"s for failing to deal with this issue and not making it a priority during this government.

- Rav Moshe Hillel Hirsch said the yeshivos in EY should continue the zman until 7 Nissan to start bein hazmanim, and there should be no organized trips during the off weeks. If the matzav changes the yeshivos may end earlier at the usual time Rosh chodesh Nissan.

- NJ Governor Phil Murphy: Today, I am adding my voice in support of an immediate and sustained ceasefire by all parties in Gaza that includes the release of the remaining hostages held by Hamas. A ceasefire by all parties will advance a two-state solution and long-term peace and security in the region.

- Giyus update: The Got will likely ask the high court for an extension while the frum parties insist they have no fear of elections even if the left wins, they don't care about the draft, all they want is to oust Netanyahu,according to Israeli media reports.

- Sefardi R"Y Rav Moshe Tzadka said even bochurim not learning full time in yeshiva do not belong in the army as they will fall to the nisyonos. The only protection to the soldiers comes from the Torah learning

- Another soldier killed in Gaza bringing total to 253. Nissim kachlon, 21, from Chadera 

- With truce talks seemingly stuck, Israel said planning Rafah incursion in April or May

- A 25-year-old man a Druze resident  was killed Wednesday morning as Hezbollah launched a barrage of rockets at the northern city of Kiryat Shmona, in what the terror group said was a response to a deadly Israeli airstrike in Lebanon hours earlier.

- Israel has agreed to provide security for the temporary pier the U.S. military is planning to build in Gaza to deliver humanitarian aid. The IDF would establish a “security bubble” to protect the U.S. personnel building the pier as well as the individuals involved in offloading and distributing the aid.

- Harvard Harris poll: 

79% of Americans support Israel and 

63% of Americans support a ceasefire only once all hostages are freed.