Reservists

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

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

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

Reservists to be granted increased housing benefits under new government plan

IDF reservists

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


IDF reservists created 150 new startups during last year, innovation program reveals

18x Elite Impact revealed that its participants, all IDF reservists and veterans, created 150 startups and raised $15 million in investment.

18X Elite Impact expert network of investors and business leaders from left to right: Avigail Levine - 18X Elite Impact, Roy Gat - Schesto Ventures, Renana Ashkenazi - Grove Ventures, Shira Eting - Vintage Investment Partners, Nadir Izrael – Armis

Israeli reservist wins NIS 15 million in lottery after months of serving in Gaza

The winner said he delayed collecting the prize because he was serving in the reserves and plans to use part of the money to establish a nonprofit.

View of a Mifal Hapayis lottery booth in Tel Aviv, July 30, 2022

Outgoing air force chief Tomer Bar calls for independent inquiry of October 7

Bar insists that the current state of affairs, in which the political class has not been probed at all for two-and-a-half years, is unacceptable.

Outgoing air force chief Tomer Bar

‘It’s the little things’: Israeli mother juggles war, parenthood as her husband serves

DOMESTIC AFFAIRS: This article is the second in a series titled “HER,” an ongoing project by photojournalist Chen G. Schimmel, exploring the lives and inner worlds of the wives of Israeli soldiers.

A FLEETING moment of calm: Shiri and her husband share a quiet exchange in the kitchen with their child, one of the ‘little things’ that hold a family together between deployments.

Zamir orders IDF commanders to report on allegations of stealing Lebanese property within one week

An IDF source said no theft occurred in his division involved in the Lebanon invasion, but acknowledged awareness of multiple similar incidents in other divisions.

The IDF Chief of the General Staff Eyal Zamir, visiting 162nd Division in southern Lebanon on April 16, 2026.

Compensation to be given to employers of reserve soldiers, Knesset plenum decides

"The fronts of the conflict rely on a solid economic rear," said Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich regarding the decision, which hopes to alleviate the economic burden of employing reserve soldiers.

An off duty Israeli soldier seen walking with a weapon on Jaffa street in Jerusalem on September 26, 2025.

Her life on the home front: How war is reshaping life for Israel’s wives and mothers

DOMESTIC AFFAIRS: Eliana reflects a familiar reality for many women in Israel: Emotional yet composed, missing a husband deeply while fully aware he has a job to do, and proud that he is doing it.

AT THE threshold of their home, Eliana stands with her child as her husband heads out again – part of a generation of Israeli families for whom departures, not returns, have come to define the passage of time.

Reservists Party vows to form Zionist government, discusses potential alliance with Gantz

The Reservists Party is working toward a Zionist government, with talks underway for a potential alliance with Benny Gantz’s Blue and White ahead of the 2026 elections.

Yoaz Hendel, head of the Reservists’ Party, speaks during the party’s launch event ahead of the 2026 general elections, at Kibbutz Ma'ale HaHamisha near Jerusalem, November 19, 2025.

'Only those who serve decide': Reservists Party launches campaign against haredi, Arab parties

The campaign serves as a reference to a 2019 campaign by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s ruling Likud party that targeted journalists.

 The Reservists Party billboard against haredi and Arab parties, referencing a 2019 campaign by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s ruling Likud party, which targeted journalists.

Reservists Party opens HQ in Kiryat Shmona under Hezbollah fire, urges leaders to move north

The new headquarters is said to now serve as a hub for civic and political activity in the city and will operate an assistance command center for residents of northern Israel. 

Reservists Party opens headquarters in Kiryat Shmona, party leader Yoaz Hendel and members gather at the opening, April 13, 2026.