Unlike guidelines: Haredi soldiers conducted military operations while fasting

Scandal: religious soldiers in the Kfir Brigade were forced to perform military operations in the midst of the Fast of the Tenth of Tevet, contrary to IDF orders.

The soldiers, who belong to the Kfir Brigade battalions, including the Netzah Yehudah battalion, have been performing military operations in recent days in the north. Surprisingly, even yesterday, on Asara Be'teves, they were asked to continue military operations in the field, unlike the IDF guidelines. However it should be noted that the soldiers did not perform hard activities such as fire training or running, but had to carry equipment and move from place to place, causing some of them extra strain.

If that were not enough, after hours of strenuous activity, with the end of the fast, the soldiers were of the impression that the IDF will have food and drink for them to break the fast, but testimonies of soldiers, which are first revealed in Behadrey Haredim, suggest that in one battalion soldiers received food only about an hour and a quarter after the end of the fast.

It was also discovered that according to instructions in the IDF, soldiers who fasted during the day can not go out to activity or training up to 8 hours after the end of the fast. The soldiers testified that already at 20:45, four hours since fasting, they were forced to make a hard workout.

One of the soldiers related to Behadrey Haredim: "We approached the Rav of the Division, he promised to address the issue seriously, but a few minutes later came back to us and said sheepishly:" I'm sorry, I tried everything, but my superiors are not relating to my request. "

The IDF spokesman said in response to Behadrey Haredim: "During fasting the battalion in question were exempt from training and their return to activity after the fast were in accordance with guidelines and approvals required."

The IDF also added: "There is no known complaint among the commanders concerning the delay in the distribution of food at the end of the fast."

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