Israeli high-school seniors endure intense fitness and urban warfare drills at a privately run training camp in central Israel. The students will join the Israeli military later this year.
Open this photo in gallery: Israeli high-school seniors prepare for fitness training at Yakum, central Israel. Oded Balilty/The Associated Press
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Open this photo in gallery: Israeli students crawl out of the mud up to a grassy embankment during military combat fitness training. Oded Balilty/The Associated Press
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Open this photo in gallery: The stress of fitness training shows on the faces of Israeli students at a privately run camp for military combat fitness. Oded Balilty/The Associated Press
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Open this photo in gallery: The students lie in foxholes during combat fitness training in Shefayim, central Israel. Oded Balilty/The Associated Press
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Open this photo in gallery: High school seniors lie in the cold surf during combat fitness training in Shefayim, central Israel. Oded Balilty/The Associated Press
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Open this photo in gallery: An exhausted Israeli teen is helped by an instructor following intense combat fitness training in Shefayim, central Israel. Oded Bality/The Associated Press
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Open this photo in gallery: High-school seniors are instructed on the AK-47 assault rifle as they prepare for national military service in Netanya, central Israel. Oded Bality/The Associated Press
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Open this photo in gallery: An Israeli high-school student rests during an urban fighting drill as he prepares for national military service in Kibbutz Mizra, northern Israel. Oded Balilty/The Associated Press
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Open this photo in gallery: Israeli students role play during an urban fighting drill in Kibbutz Mizra, northern Israel. Oded Balilty/The Associated Press
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Open this photo in gallery: An Israeli student participates in an urban fighting drill at a privately run military training facility. Oded Bality/The Associated Press
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