JERUSALEM — As Israel battles a prolonged war in Gaza, broad exemptions from mandatory military service for ultra-Orthodox men have reopened a deep divide in the country and rattled the government coalition, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s fellow War Cabinet members staunchly opposed to his proposed new conscription law. Yoav Gallant and Benny Gantz — who with Netanyahu comprise the …
Russia's defence ministry revealed a host of occupations that will be exempted from President Vladimir Putin's conscription call up which is aimed at boosting the country's war effort in Ukraine. Russia-Ukraine War: Russian President Vladimir Putin announced partial mobilisation. Vladimir Putin's call for partial mobilisation of its 2 million-strong military reserves “to defend the motherland, its sovereignty and territorial integrity” …