The probe was launched after Haaretz published testimonies alleging sexual assault, severe violence and looting against a group of left-wing activists and Palestinians. The case was closed after the army determined that the evidence was insufficient to indict specific soldiers, despite the IDF dismissing a unit commander and several troops

As frustration mounts over the draft crisis and the Haredi parties' record in government, new ultra-Orthodox movements are calling for direct voter influence, posing an unprecedented challenge to the establishment