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The Israeli military did not collect DNA samples from roughly 20,000 new recruits, including combat soldiers, due to an unresolved budget dispute between the Military Rabbinate and the Medical Corps over who should pay for equipment used to preserve the samples. DNA collection is typically used by the IDF to help identify soldiers killed in action. The lapse highlights administrative and logistical strains within the Israeli military as it continues sustained operations in Gaza and elsewhere, raising concerns about identification procedures for casualties during an active, high-tempo conflict.