Military service

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.

|ByJONAH DAVIDOV
THE ZIONIST identity didn’t overcome the Jewish identity, nor did the opposite occur: An IDF soldier puts on tefillin.
Golani Brigade troops conduct targeted activity in southern Lebanon. Image released April 6, 2026.

Golani soldiers complain of long walks, missed meals at Filon base due to harsh conditions

Soldiers from the Golani Brigade’s 51st Battalion said they have a steep walk between their sleeping quarters and dining hall, often in temperatures around 40°C.

|ByAMIR BOHBOT
Over 300 lone soldiers join the IDF through Garin Tzabar Scouts program.

Nearly 300 young Jews from 34 countries set to make aliyah, enlist as lone soldiers

There has been a sharp rise in immigration since October 7, as 300 young Jews are expected to make aliyah this summer and join the IDF as lone soldiers.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Maj.-Gen. David (Dado) Bar Kalifa, Head of the Manpower Directorate attends a State Control Committee meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli Parliament in Jerusalem, on September 17, 2025.

Mandatory service extension will not solve army manpower crisis, head of IDF personnel warns

Bar Kalifa wrote that the extension of mandatory service approved by the Knesset plenum on Thursday “does not eliminate the need to expand the pool of draftees.”

|ByAMIR BOHBOT

New app by Israel's Defense Ministry helps to navigate the graves of Israel's fallen forces

The application, "Memory Paths," allows individuals to navigate to graves in military cemeteries, giving users information about the fallen buried there.

MAY 10, 2024ByWALLA!
Israeli flags on graves of fallen soldiers in Mount Herzl Military Cemetery in Jerusalem, on May 9, 2024, ahead of Israeli Memorial Day.

How many Haredim can the IDF really absorb in near future? - Explainer

This week, the IDF also leaked a potential plan for having Haredim serve as border security in the West Bank without having to formally join the IDF.

APRIL 1, 2024ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
HAREDI MEN protest outside the IDF recruiting office in Jerusalem.

Assuta Ashdod Public Hospital to Economics Ministry : Give hospital security 'preferred' status

"In recent years, we have all witnessed a significant increase in violence in hospitals towards the medical staff.”

OCTOBER 30, 2023ByJUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH
‘I refuse to believe that people come to a clinic to start a fistfight. The problem is that we are understaffed, that the facilities are insufficient and that patients often have to wait far too long.’

Gallant: Service in IDF must remain a supreme value

IDF intelligence chief: Following intel. 'commandments' will avoid another surprise war.

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
RESERVE SOLDIERS, veterans, and activists protest against the intention of some reservists to refuse to serve, as part of the protest against the planned judicial overhaul, in Tel Aviv earlier this year.