Reservists

Knesset advances compensation for businesses impacted by war, benefits for reservists

The compensation framework for businesses is among a series of broad measures advanced by the Finance Ministry to support businesses, employees, and nonprofit organizations impacted by the war.

Finance Committee chair MK Hanoch Milwidsky leads a Finance committee meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, during the war with Iran and Hezbollah, March 15, 2026.
 A plume of smoke and a fragment of concrete rise from the site of an Israeli airstrike on the eastern outskirts of Tyre, in southern Lebanon, on March 24, 2026.

IDF reservist soldier seriously wounded by Hezbollah rocket fire in Lebanon, military says

People walk at the beach in Bat Yam, central Israel, on a cold winter day, January 9, 2026.

IDF reservist found dead in Bat Yam shelter as residents seek cover

CHILDREN’S DIFFICULTIES were linked less to mobilization and more to the level of burnout experienced by the parent who remained at home, according to the researcher

Parental burnout, not military deployment alone, drives children’s wartime stress - study


Reservist in Iron Dome unit charged with providing information to Iranian officials

According to the indictment, the defendant, named as Raz Cohen, is accused of security offenses and of allegedly providing information related to Iron Dome activity.

 An illustrative image of an Iranian agent in the backdrop of an Iranian flag.

Over four-fifths of Israeli students struggling to study amid war with Iran - poll

Conducted among 1,220 respondents, including 240 reserve soldiers, the poll highlights significant disruptions to students' ability to study, attend exams, and later return to full academic routines.

 Pressure, stress, anxiety

Yoaz Hendel: 'Israel must seize opportunity to defeat Hezbollah, assert control in Lebanon'

Reservist Party leader Yoaz Hendel tells the ‘Post’ that Israel must seize the "tectonic shift" in the Middle East to demilitarize Southern Lebanon and establish a permanent security buffer zone.

Reservist Party leader and former communications minister Yoaz Hendel serving in the IDF.

‘We can suffer to help the Iranian people’: Reservist has home damaged by Iranian missile fragment

As the missile hit the ground, fragmented pieces of metal were broken off and launched into his home, burning holes into the ceiling and smashing his windows.

A reservist rescue unit officer had his home damaged by an Iranian missile fragment. February, 28.

Israel's home front is prepared for the Iranian threat, IDF colonel stresses

"In terms of fortification, we are prepared. We are trained to respond in the event of an incident," said Col. Neuman.

 Rescue personnel stand next to damaged vehicles as they work at an impact site following missile attack from Iran on Israel, in Rishon Lezion, Israel, June 14, 2025

'My family will finally hear my story': New IDF reservist archive launches

The project, known in Hebrew as “Chaim al Hakav” (Life on the Line), described itself as a national digital archive designed to document reservists’ experiences.

Life on the Line is a digital archive designed to document resesrvists' experiences.

'Time with Dad' program launched to assist reservists reintegrating with families after IDF service

The program, supported by the Schusterman Family Philanthropies-Israel and the Glazer Foundation, provides structured group sessions for reserve soldiers and their young children.

 IDF soldiers operate in Deir el-Balah, Gaza Strip, May 8, 2025.

Bereaved family members chosen for Reservist Party leadership after internal elections

Among the bereaved family members chosen for the party’s leadership was Sandra Alon, mother of Sgt. Tomer Keren, who was killed in combat while serving during the Israel-Hamas War.

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.

IDF moves to quell reservist backlash over service cuts tied to post-war budget deal

Broadly speaking, the changes surround the agreement between the IDF and the Finance Ministry to reduce the number of standing reservists on duty on any given day from 60,000 to 40,000.

Reservists train during a battalion wide exercise in the Golan Heights.

Beit Arazim: Helping rebuild Israel, one wounded soldier at a time

How Beit Arazim is rebuilding Israel’s leadership from the ground up.

BEIT ARAZIM: Lecture and workshop