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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.

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Israeli high-school seniors prepare for fitness training at Yakum, central Israel.Oded Balilty/The Associated Press

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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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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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The students lie in foxholes during combat fitness training in Shefayim, central Israel.Oded Balilty/The Associated Press

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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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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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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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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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Israeli students role play during an urban fighting drill in Kibbutz Mizra, northern Israel.Oded Balilty/The Associated Press

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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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