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Fewer IDF guards, open gates: Gaza border residents warn of repeat of Oct. 7

The IDF has sharply reduced reserve posts in Gaza border communities hit two years ago, leaving local standby squads strained and gates without constant guards; residents say security has weakened; the IDF says defense unit sizes and weapons numbers remain unchanged

Roni Green Shaulov | 01.03.26

פעילות כוחות צה"ל בטול כרם - מבצע מעצרים

IDF scales back reserve deployment on confrontation lines following 2026 budget cuts

Finance and Defense ministries ordered the IDF to cut 20,000 reserve posts planned for 2026, with the impact felt immediately as thousands are released, including from settlement defense, while emergency call-ups continue despite the war’s end

Yoav Zitun | 01.01.26

לוחמי מילואים באוגדת דוד יצטיידו בנשקים שיישארו עמם באופן קבוע בביתם כחלק מהפקת לקחי השבעה באוקטובר

Israel’s reservists really are the people of the year, and they want equality in sharing the burden

Opinion: Men and women who repeatedly report for duty without seeking rewards or recognition, carrying personal and professional costs; They ask for one thing only: equal sharing of the national burden through a clear, binding law

Chen Artzi Sror | 12.31.25

‘We understood we were fighting for home’: ynet's People of the Year – the IDF reservists

Hadas reported for reserve duty as her husband returned from his sixth rotation, 'It was the right thing to do'; Nir moved from the battlefield to the Knesset, 'I give voice to the ordinary soldier'; Osher is coping with the toll on his business, 'It’s like a knife in the heart'; in a special project, they sum up the past year and speak about the price they paid, alongside deep pride

Gal Ganot, Tahel Blumenfeld | 12.31.25

פעילות כוחות חטיבת כרמלי במרחב הקו הצהוב

While IDF reservists fight at the front, their partners quietly carry the burden at home

Opinion: As Israel’s reserve soldiers leave home for the front, their partners carry the quiet burden at home, holding families together and making the mission possible, without uniforms, ranks or ceremonies

Davidi Ben Zion | 12.31.25

חייל מילואים דורס פלסטיני בכפר דיר ג'ריר

Father of Palestinian man hit by reservist on ATV says ‘he wanted to kill’

Father of a 23-year-old Palestinian injured when an Israeli reservist in civilian clothes rammed him with an ATV near Ramallah says the act was deliberate; the army seized the soldier’s weapon and suspended him pending an investigation

Einav Halabi | 12.25.25

IDF reservist fires at Palestinians, runs over man with ATV | Footage

Army reservist rode an ATV and ran over a Palestinian on the roadside after opening fire and wounding two others; dismissed from reserve duty, his weapon was seized and the IDF is reviewing the incident; no military police probe was announced

Elisha Ben Kimon | 12.25.25

War is over, reserve burnout is growing: 'Most of my team won’t report for the next round'

After more than two years of continuous fighting, growing burnout, personal strain and frustration with political leadership are driving increasing numbers of reservists to say they will not report for additional call-ups

Gal Ganot | 12.25.25

הרצל רחמים ליד אחד הכלים הכבדים שהוביל בעזה

Grandfather of 15 returns to reserve duty to haul tanks for IDF: ‘For me, it’s like earning a million dollars’

Despite completing his reserve service decades ago, Hertzel Rahamim, 70, a heavy-equipment driver from Petah Tikva, has volunteered since October 7 to transport tanks and armored vehicles to the front lines out of love for his country

Yogev Israeli | 12.23.25

IDF to allow thousands of reservists to keep rifles at home after October 7 failures

move comes after critical delays during Hamas’ surprise assault, when many civilian communities near the Gaza border were left unprotected for hours; in several cases, local emergency squads had no access to weapons

Yoav Zitun | 12.21.25

As war winds down, IDF extends presidential pardon program to reservists

Program allows soldiers with past criminal convictions to seek record expungement after extended service, as military emphasizes rehabilitation and postwar reintegration

Yoav Zitun | 12.18.25

His father paved the way to Syria’s Mount Hermon, 50 years later son returns as a IDF reserve commander

Half a century after an Israeli officer led the effort to carve a road to the summit of Mount Hermon, his son now walks the same path in reserve duty, guarding the summit his father once fought to hold

Yair Kraus | 12.13.25

Tel Aviv court eases debt for IDF reservist after nearly two years of wartime service

Registrar cites soldier’s long absences on duty in approving a plan that cuts his debt by more than half and spreads the remaining payments over four years

Attorney Hofit Sivan | 12.03.25

מטייל ישראלי בניו זילנד הותקף ע"י בחור מקומי

New Zealand man jailed for assaulting Israeli tourist in Christchurch bar

Yuval Shekel, injured in an antisemitic punch attack that shattered three teeth, says justice done after coordinated pressure from Israeli diplomats and police led to assailant’s arrest and rare 28-month prison sentence

Itamar Eichner | 12.03.25

Dutch-born reservist discovers Jewish roots, fights for lone soldiers’ Rights

Levi Preger learned at 17 that he was Jewish after his grandmother hid her identity for fear of another Holocaust in Europe; during the war he served more than 300 days in the reserves while studying

Itzchak Tessler | 11.27.25

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