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All citizens of Israel, male and female, except for the ultra-[[Orthodox]] and [[Muslim]] are obligated to serve a minimum of two years on [[active duty]] in the IDF upon graduating from high school and a number of years thereafter as [[reservists]], meaning that Israel probably has the world's most thorough system of [[conscription]]. Career soldiers have gone on to lead the country more frequently than in the [[United States]], such as the notable examples of [[Yitzhak Rabin]], [[Ehud Barak]] and [[Ariel Sharon]].

All citizens of Israel, male and female, except for the ultra-[[Orthodox]] and [[Muslim]] are obligated to serve a minimum of two years on [[active duty]] in the IDF upon graduating from high school and a number of years thereafter as [[reservists]], meaning that Israel probably has the world's most thorough system of [[conscription]]. Career soldiers have gone on to lead the country more frequently than in the [[United States]], such as the notable examples of [[Yitzhak Rabin]], [[Ehud Barak]] and [[Ariel Sharon]].

==2014 Gaza bombing==

==2014 Gaza bombing==

The most recent high profile use of the IDF was in the 2014 Israel-Gaza conflict which was in part instigated by the murder of Israeli and Palestinian teenagers.The IDF bombed parts of Gaza city.It is estimated to take 20 years to fully repair the damage incurred.<ref>http://bigstory.ap.org/article/housing-group-says-20-years-rebuild-gaza</ref>

The most recent high profile engagement of the IDF was in the 2014 Israel-Gaza conflict which was in part instigated by the murder of Israeli and Palestinian teenagers.The IDF bombed parts of Gaza city.It is estimated to take 20 years to fully repair the damage incurred.<ref>http://bigstory.ap.org/article/housing-group-says-20-years-rebuild-gaza</ref>

 

==Links==

==Links==

*[http://www1.idf.il/DOVER/site/homepage.asp?clr=1&sl=EN&id=-8888&force=1 Official Site in English]

*[http://www1.idf.il/DOVER/site/homepage.asp?clr=1&sl=EN&id=-8888&force=1 Official Site in English]