Reservists

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.

 An IDF reservist kisses his child before boarding the bus, in Jerusalem, May 2025.
 THE ZIONIST identity didn’t overcome the Jewish identity, nor did the opposite occur: An IDF soldier puts on tefillin.

National-religious men overrepresented in IDF reserves as haredim stay absent, IDI analysis finds

The joint initiative with the Lema'anchem medical assistance organization will expand Ichilov's Assif Center and offer rapid, short-term treatment amid a sharp rise in mental health distress since October 7.

Ichilov, Lema'anchem to open free trauma center for reservists, security forces, families

Polymarket logo appears in this illustration taken April 22, 2026.

Another IAF officer arrested after placing Polymarket bets on attacks in Iran, Yemen


Knesset approves new tax benefits for IDF combat reservists

The bill, which passed 26–0 with no abstentions, will award up to four credit points, scaled to reserve duty performed in the prior tax year.

 IDF soldiers operate, eliminate Palestinian Islamic Jihad terrorist in Gaza, April 21, 2025.

Systemic failures in Israel's support for reservists during Gaza war, comptroller warns

Englman concluded that the state must now commit to sweeping structural reforms.

IDF reservists in Gaza.

Hind Rajab org. files complaint against Israeli reservist, rapper in Prague for war crimes

HRF also took issue with a song by the defendant, which the organization argued weaponizes music to normalize atrocities. 

IDF armored and infantry reserve units in military training in Golan Heights before heading South to the Gaza Strip, October 8, 2023.

Netanyahu, Smotrich reach agreement on IDF reservist tax benefits bill

As a result of the bill's advancement, the Religious Zionist Party will return to voting with the coalition after nearly one week of halting votes.

 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich seen at the Knesset, in Jerusalem, February 7, 2024

Avoid falling into a financial pit: Israel's personal economic crisis - opinion

Do not wait for a letter from the Law Enforcement Authority or a situation where you cannot withdraw money from the ATM. The warning signs are there; pay attention to them and act.

RESERVE SOLDIERS arrive at their base in southern Israel ahead of the IDF entry into Gaza City in early September. This is about people serving in reserve duty for months on end and losing their business or being laid off and families whose savings evaporated, says the writer.

Healing the mind: Israel's next frontline is the battle for recovery - opinion

Mahut Isreal exemplifies what national recovery must look like.

MAHUT FACILITATORS and partners visit Kibbutz Be’eri to advance collaboration and community resilience.

From Sde Teiman to MAG, Israeli media must show accountability without incitement - editorial

With footage of abuse of a Palestinian detainee facility, indictments of five reservists, and politicians reacting sloppily

Rescue and police forces search for Military Advocate General Maj. Gen. Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi at Hof HaTzuk Beach in Tel Aviv. Yerushalmi was later found alive and well, November 2, 2025.

The Jewish Agency and Class Action Foundation Launches $18M Grant Program

Introduced at The Jewish Agency’s Board of Governors meeting, the program will provide grants of up to 20,000 shekels (over $6,000) to war-affected businesses owned by reservists’ spouses

Leadership from The Jewish Agency, the Class Action Foundation, and the Administrator General

Netanyahu hails reservists, stresses Israel's new war policy of 'no more containment'

PM Benjamin Netanyahu spoke at the Senior IDF Reserve Commanders Conference, assuring that reservists are a core part of Israel's defense.

PM Benjamin Netanyahu at the Senior IDF Reserve Commanders Conference.

Trading boots for cleats: IDF reservists soccer league kicks off

Yariv Taper, the CEO of the Israel Football Association, expressed his gratitude to the reservists, calling the initiative a “privilege of giving back to those who have given so much for us.”

 Reservist exercise in the North. January 17, 2024