IDF reserves
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 begin voting at over 850 military polling stations as 2026 Knesset elections approach
New study finds: Personal resilience protects reservists and their families
Reservists lose municipal-tax discounts after wartime protection expires, petition says
IDF fires commander filmed praying with West Bank Jewish extremists during Kusra siege
The IDF says the commander has been explicitly ordered to avoid taking any actions that may be in any way interpreted as identifying with the Jewish extremists or supporting their illegal conduct.
Sniper bullet nearly hit him, now he commands battalion built after Oct. 7 failures - interview
Lt.-Col. (res.) Eli Zilberman describes the establishment of the Tzuri Battalion, its operations in the Benjamin Brigade sector, and the lessons learned from the October 7 attack.
Palestinian police allegedly beat, detain IDF reservist at unauthorized West Bank checkpoint
On Wednesday, the military officially amended its statement to clarify that the reservist was in Area C, not in Area B, and that the checkpoint in question was unlawful.
IDF's pre-Oct. 7 containment 'conceptzia' mentality still ingrained, October Council warns
The October Council emphasized that many IDF soldiers still fear raising these dangers with their commander, as they did before October 7, 2023, worried they might be seen as a "nuisance."
After months apart on reserve duty, married Israeli couples face a new challenge at home
A 2024 study, published in Archives of Sexual Behavior, of couples during the current war found that wartime stress sharply reduces sexual well-being and emotional closeness.
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.
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.
Two IDF reservists killed, four wounded after booby-trapped house explodes in southern Lebanon
The reservists were killed after an explosive device detonated as they entered a booby-trapped home during a search operation in Majdal Zoun, causing the building to collapse.
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.
Beyond the draft debate, what is the real solution to Israel's security crisis? - opinion
The central question is no longer who wins the argument over the Haredi draft. It is whether Israel is prepared to build a security strategy broad enough to mobilize every part of its society for the
