Reservists

IDF, Defense Ministry drafting resolution to protect reservists and families' benefits through 2027

Alongside the government resolution, the IDF and Defense Ministry are advancing legislation in the Knesset, which they hope to expedite after the elections, during the Knesset's first session.

 IDF soldiers in a swearing in ceremony. February 27, 2025.
Yoaz Hendel of the Reservist-Economic Party being interviewed by The Jerusalem Post, October 22, 2026.

Hendel to 'Post': Reservists Party could decide Israel's next government - interview

Reserve soldiers.

New study finds: Personal resilience protects reservists and their families

Students attending Bar-Ilan university in Ramat Gan.

Nearly one in three Israeli students considers leaving country as living costs soar - poll


National-religious men overrepresented in IDF reserves as haredim stay absent, IDI analysis finds

National-Religious men were found to have increased in service substantially from the start of the war until 2025, while the participation of secular men decreased the most of any group.

 THE ZIONIST identity didn’t overcome the Jewish identity, nor did the opposite occur: An IDF soldier puts on tefillin.

Ichilov, Lema'anchem to open free trauma center for reservists, security forces, families

The initiative will expand Ichilov's Assif Center and offer rapid, short-term treatment amid a sharp rise in mental health distress since October 7.

The joint initiative with the Lema'anchem medical assistance organization will expand Ichilov's Assif Center and offer rapid, short-term treatment amid a sharp rise in mental health distress since October 7.

Another IAF officer arrested after placing Polymarket bets on attacks in Iran, Yemen

In a similar case in May an IAF officer claimed that "the entire Israel Air Force is involved in gambling."

Polymarket logo appears in this illustration taken April 22, 2026.

Reservists grow frustrated with chasing civilians over Syrian border, using up time, resources

"It's absurd that we're stopping our lives for this," one reserve soldier serving in the Syria sector said. 

Israeli soldiers at a staging area near the Israeli border with Syria in northern Israel, February 28, 2026.

Israel elections 2026: What does Tropper and Hendel's Zionist Home–The Reservists stand for?

"If I put this ballot in that box, what government, policies, and political reality am I helping create?"

Former ministers Chili Tropper and Yoaz Hendel unveil the platform of their newly launched The Zionist Home-The Reservists party on August 5, 2026.

Reservists to be granted increased housing benefits under new government plan

"From the very first day of the war, we have been wrapping IDF fighters and commanders, in both regular and reserve service, in a huge umbrella of billions upon billions," Smotrich said.

IDF soldiers conducting counterterrorism operations in the Gaza Strip, September 14, 2025.

Do reserve duties break up families? The data breaking the stigma

National Insurance Institute data shows that the divorce rate among reservists does not exceed the national average.

IDF reservists

'Baby killer': IDF reservist attacked by antisemitic Spanish tourist in Philippines

Upon learning that the reservist was from Israel, a Spanish tourist in the Philippines began shouting accusations such as “baby killer” and “genocide” while threatening to kill him. 

People relax along White Beach in Boracay Island, Aklan province, Philippines, December 1, 2021; Illustrative.

Poised to become Israel's youngest MK, Yonatan Shalev wants the October 7 generation to lead

POLITICAL AFFAIRS: Israel's potential youngest Knesset member, Yonatan Shalev, speaks on why he believes Naftali Bennett is the man to lead Israel out of its polarization.

Together party member Yonatan Shalev sits down in The Jerusalem Post studio, July 28 2026.

'Abandoning values': Yoaz Hendel accuses Religious Zionist Party of encouraging mass draft evasion

The former minister rejected reliance on Arab and haredi parties, called for a broad Zionist government, and said Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu should leave office.

Reservists Party leader Yoaz Hendel presents national PTSD recovery plan after October 7, May 10, 2026.