Communications Minister Shlomo Karhi announced that steps are being taken to bring Haredi politicians back into the government after their recent resignations over the failure to pass a law exempting yeshiva students from military service. Speaking in the Knesset, Karhi emphasized ongoing efforts within his faction to reverse the resignations and restore coalition unity. Meanwhile, Likud lawmakers are preparing to vote on a new chair for the Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee, following disagreements over a proposed conscription bill. Karhi described the coalition's push for a historic law that would conscript thousands of young Haredi men while still acknowledging the traditional exemptions for full-time yeshiva students. He argued that opposition to the law undermines national security and claimed the current proposal goes beyond previous exemption laws.