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Dress uniforms follow the American model and Mess Dress uniforms follow the British and Commonwealth pattern. The service uniform for all ground forces personnel is olive green, navy and air force uniforms are beige. [7] The uniforms consist of a shirt, trousers, beret neatly placed under epaulet, belt and boots.
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Military service is a tradition among some of the Druze population, with most opposition in Druze communities of the Golan Heights. 83 per cent of Druze boys serve in the army, according to the IDF's statistics. [61] According to the Israeli army in 2010, 369 Druze soldiers had been killed in combat operations since 1948. [62]
The mitznefet was originally adopted by the Israeli military in the 1990s to provide tactical advantages to Israeli troops fighting Lebanese guerrillas in the South Lebanon conflict. [citation needed] It was later configured to have a two-sided camouflage material, with one side adapted for desert environments and the other for woodland terrain.
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The Israeli military has enlisted the first batch of about 50 recruits into its new ultra-Orthodox brigade after a controversial decision to end their decades-long exemption from service.
The IDF load-bearing system or Ephod ("apron" or "avantail" in Hebrew) is the direct result of the long experience acquired over the years with the "commando web gear" originally worn by Israeli recon paratroopers during the War of Attrition, who made crude but comfortable Khaki or Olive Green waistcoats and assault vests incorporating many small canvas or Nylon pouches.
Among other provisions in the ceasefire, the Hamas delegation agreed to release 33 Israeli hostages being held in Gaza, dead and alive, in exchange for the release of 1,000 Palestinian prisoners.