IDF reserves

IDF to trim reserve duty, could expand mandatory service as soldier shortage deepens

The new plan aims to reduce the number of reserve days for combat soldiers, limiting them to fewer than 60 days per year.

AN IDF reserve soldier reports for a military drill along the border with Lebanon and Syria.
IDF soldiers pay respects to loved ones who fell in battle at Mount Herzl Cemetery in Jerusalem, April 28, 2025

IDF must revamp how it recognizes wounded, fallen soldiers - opinion

Galit Gurevich, whose husband served in the reserves, found crucial support during a dif!cult period through one of  JDC’s vetted digital mental health tools empowering thousands of Israelis to build resilience

Confronting Israel’s mental health emergency

MK Boaz Bismuth seen with haredi MKs and Aliyah and Integration Minister Ofir Sofer in the Knesset, Jerusalem, January 14, 2026.

IDF draft equality is minimum condition to restore Israeli solidarity - editorial


IDF chief of staff: 'Military will not allow internal divisions to infiltrate IDF'

IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir said that the military will not allow internal disagreements to infiltrate the defense body while conducting a situational assessment in Gaza.

 Chief of the General Staff, LTG Eyal Zamir, conducted a tour of the field in the Gaza Strip

Eyal Zamir's decision to discharge IAF reservists who call for end to Gaza war is rash - editorial

The decision gives the message that the IDF and its reservists are forbidden from taking any position on political policies.

 IDF soldiers operate in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, April 12, 2025

IDF reservist family inspires with heartfelt song about love, loss, redemption

Franny and Evyatar's latest Hebrew single, "For This Moment" was born from that fire - and from the quiet, aching space of waiting.

 Franny and Evyatar Waisman

From Toronto to Jerusalem: Remembering Zvi Eliezer Muller Gabler

Whether it was military service, riding his motorcycle across Israel, or traveling the world, Zvi lived life to the fullest until the very end, when he lost his battle with cancer on February 12.

Zvi Eliezer Muller Gabler during his post-Oct. 7 reserve service on a southern kibbutz.

Deputy A-G: 'Government ignoring IDF draft needs amid manpower crisis'

Gil Limon told attendees at Reichman University that the government failed to pass a draft law amidst the IDF manpower crisis.

 Deputy Attorney General Gil Limon attends a conference at the Reichman University in Herzliya, on April 3, 2025.

IDF chief appoints external investigators to review findings of Oct. 7 probes

Initial conclusions will be presented to Zamir in the next several weeks, followed by a plan for the implementation of lessons, with ongoing monitoring of their adoption at various levels.

 Rita Lifshitz at her home in Kibbutz Nir Oz.

IDF officer fired after publicly rejecting continuation of fighting, criticizing leadership

The removal of Majer came the day after an Israeli Air Force reservist was dismissed for a similar posting on social media.

 RESERVE SOLDIERS of the Be’eri Battalion.

Zionism exploited, strength running out: Reservist wives respond to return to fighting

Reservist wives have reported that they or their families suffered emotional harm due to their partner’s reserve service, a November poll revealed.

 IDF reservists simulate operational and logistical preparedness in northern Israel, September 27, 2024.

Sanctions against haredi draft dodgers must be enforced, attorney general warns

"According to the data presented by the military, in the absence of effective enforcement measures, the enlistment rate among this group is negligible,” Limon wrote

 POLICE CONFRONT haredi demonstrators blocking a road in Jerusalem, protesting against efforts to draft haredim into the military, earlier this month.

They can't keep doing reserves forever: Families react to new benefits initiative

The plan includes benefits for combat soldiers and aims to take "meaningful steps" to deepen appreciation and aid for reservists.

 RESERVE SOLDIERS of the Be’eri Battalion.