Reading a scroll through the military context - and drinking wine is forbidden: how do you celebrate Purim in Gaza? - Walla! news. Do soldiers in the field fast during the Esther fast? How will gifts be given to heroes in enemy territory? And what about the mitzvot of drinking on Purim? The full instructions have been published by the halachic branch of the military rabbinate.

The branch is headed by Lt. Col. Rabbi Udi Schwartz and approved by chief rabbi of the IDF, Brigadier General Rabbi Eil Karim.