Reservists

‘I was low-hanging fruit’: IDF reservist targeted by UK legal group sees case collapse in court

LEGAL AFFAIRS: A British-Israeli reservist shares how an attempted prosecution was meant to create a legal precedent against Britons serving in the IDF, but ended in humiliation for the petitioners.

Pictured is an illustrative image of an IDF soldier.
Netanyahu speaks with reservists at Kibbutz Migdal Oz, 18 June, 2026.

Israel must build independent armaments network to end US aid dependency, Netanyahu says

Fire caused from rockets launched from Lebanon, outside the northern Israeli town of Kiryat Shmona, June 1, 2024

The children of the northern border pay the price of war - opinion

YOAZ HENDEL, head of the Reservists’ Party and former minister, holds a press conference in Petah Tikva, May 10, 2026.

Yoaz Hendel: Reservists Party expected to join political alliance ahead of elections - interview


Reservists Party holds primaries ahead of elections, bereaved families among candidates

Yoaz Hendel’s Reservists Party held digital primaries as it prepares for upcoming elections, with candidates including IDF reservists, bereaved families, and wounded veterans.

 Yoaz Hendel testifies during a hearing of the civil investigative committee on the October 7 massacre, in Tel Aviv, August 8, 2024.

The war inside Israel's reserve families: 'To him, defending the border protects our family'

DOMESTIC AFFAIRS: Nearly three years after Yitzy Friedman received a call-up notice for the reserves on October 7, his wife, Roni, is still wrestling with the cost of her husband’s decision to serve.

‘FOR ME, it’s my family first, then nation and border. But he believes that by going to the border, he is defending his family.’ Here, a pregnant Roni sits below her windowsill as one of her children reaches out to her husband, already separated from the family, on his way to his sixth call of duty.

Likud, Netanyahu dropping in public eyes amid Iran war, contentious legislation - poll

This is Likud’s lowest figure since August 2025, when it received 21 seats in a Maariv poll. However, the coalition bloc maintained its strength from last week at 50 seats.

A LIKUD supporter waves the party’s flag at a gathering, a show of grassroots loyalty which has long defined the movement, even as critics say its primaries have reshaped, and at times distorted, who rises within its ranks.

Israel depends on reservists, it’s time to build policies around that reality - opinion

Reservists continue answering the call, but Israel's support systems remain built for a much shorter war.

 Reservist exercise in the North. January 17, 2024

Israel is taxing its future to subsidize those who do not serve - opinion

The burden of war falls on young reservists, while Israel's budget rewards those who do not share the sacrifice.

 IDF soldiers in a swearing in ceremony. February 27, 2025.

Milu-EM to the rescue: Volunteer network aides Israel's overburdened emergency rooms

Together with four fellow physicians, Dr. Ari Greenwald co-founded Milu-EM – a global volunteer network of over 250 emergency physicians committed to supporting Israel’s emergency medical system.

DR. ARI GREENWALD.

National plan to rehabilitate the Galilee with a NIS 3 billion investment announced

The objective of the investment is to re-energize the region, demographically and economically, by encouraging young families to move there.

Mount Tavor.

Dead animals, tetanus and rabies: IDF soldiers stationed in Gaza face extreme conditions - report

The military post reportedly has major drainage problems, which have resulted in "major sanitary hazards" and an increase in mosquitoes, flies, and mice on the premises.

(Illustrative) IDF soldiers standing near the Gaza border, in Israel, February 4, 2026

'Blood on their hands': Top Modern Orthodox rabbi says haredim must serve in IDF

Twenty-six students gone. 39 relatives gone. Rabbi Kenneth Brander on what Israel's religious Zionist community owes its soldiers, and what it owes everyone else.

 Young Jewish men holding Israeli flags as they dance at Damascus Gate in Jerusalem's Old City, during Jerusalem Day celebrations, May 29, 2022.

A special reservists fair is coming to Sharonim

Dozens of IDF reservists will participate in the Reservist Produce fair that will be held this week at meex Sharonim ahead of the Shavuot holiday.

A special reservists fair is coming to Sharonim