[Ynet News] Yossi Yehoshua - Data gathered by the IDF's Human Resources Branch indicate a dramatic increase in the number of new recruits looking to join combat units, Yediot Ahronot reported on Friday. Some 73% of teenagers who are eligible for combat service in the November 2009 draft have requested to serve in combat army units, up from 67% during the same period last year. The number of those seeking combat service is the highest recorded over the past decade. The IDF attributed the trend to the success of last winter's offensive in Gaza.
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