Israel's ultra-Orthodox must serve in military, Supreme Court rules in blow to Netanyahu

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that the phase of intense fighting against Hamas in Rafah was coming to an end, but that the war would not end until Hamas was destroyed. NBC's Richard Lui has the details on Early Today.

Israel’s Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that ultra-Orthodox Jewish seminary students must be drafted into the military, a fresh blow to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that could lead to the collapse of his increasingly fragile governing coalition.

But for decades, exemptions have existed for the ultra-Orthodox, who make up about 13% of Israeli society, to allow them to study full-time in religious seminaries. Netanyahu's governing coalition partly relies on two ultra-Orthodox parties that have called for those exemptions to remain in place.

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