65 per cent of ultra-Orthodox Israelis believe their political parties should leave Prime Minister Netanyahu’s coalition if the government passes legislation forcing yeshiva students to join the military, according to an Israeli pollster cited by the Israel Haayom newspaper.

According to Al Jazeera, the poll, carried out by an institute headed by Israeli pollster Mano Geva, also finds that 86pc of Israel’s ultra-Orthodox believe Netanyahu would “severely damage” his relationship with their community if he supports yeshiva students’ recruitment.