IDF reserves

IDF to trim reserve duty, could expand mandatory service as soldier shortage deepens

The new plan aims to reduce the number of reserve days for combat soldiers, limiting them to fewer than 60 days per year.

AN IDF reserve soldier reports for a military drill along the border with Lebanon and Syria.
IDF soldiers pay respects to loved ones who fell in battle at Mount Herzl Cemetery in Jerusalem, April 28, 2025

IDF must revamp how it recognizes wounded, fallen soldiers - opinion

Galit Gurevich, whose husband served in the reserves, found crucial support during a dif!cult period through one of  JDC’s vetted digital mental health tools empowering thousands of Israelis to build resilience

Confronting Israel’s mental health emergency

MK Boaz Bismuth seen with haredi MKs and Aliyah and Integration Minister Ofir Sofer in the Knesset, Jerusalem, January 14, 2026.

IDF draft equality is minimum condition to restore Israeli solidarity - editorial


Netanyahu's coalition should take notes from Israel's real leaders: IDF reservists - opinion

The government's continuation of the war without clarifying an end goal is a stain on the country and a slap in the face to reservists.

 IDF reservists joining the "David Brigades," the five new reservist brigades announced by IDF Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi, December 17, 2024.

JPost Asks Anything: IDF reservists reflect on family, sacrifice, and service in Israel-Hamas War

In this episode of JPost Asks Anything, IDF reservists discuss the impact of the Israel-Hamas War on their lives.

 The Jerusalem Post interviewed IDF reservists on their perspective of the Israel-Hamas War in a video released on May 8, 2025.

An open letter: The prime minister's speech that reservists deserve to hear - opinion

I understand that many of you wonder, What’s new? Why bother fighting? Aren’t we returning to the same Gazan stalemate?

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

Forum Gvura calls on A-G to prosecute those who call for refusal to serve

“We are reaching out to you from a place of pain and of a sense of national duty,” wrote the forum, which said it represents 350 bereaved families. 

IDF soldiers are seen operating in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, May 4, 2025

Remembering their journey, honoring their sacrifice: Ronny Ganizate and Ilan Cohen

The stories of two Masa alumni who gave their lives in Israel’s defense remind us of the deep bonds between global Jewry and the State of Israel.

 Sergeant Ilan Cohen

Thousands of IDF reservists demand Israel crush Gaza, destroy Hamas

The forum of reservists said that Hamas can only be defeated by a sweeping and intense invasion of all of Gaza, using far more firepower.

The IDF killed dozens of Hamas terrorists Gaza City's Daraj Tuffah on April 12, 2025.

'We need more soldiers now': Reservists demand Knesset committee to advance draft law

The letter by reservists stated that while the draft law has been debated a number of times, they said that they did not see any progress on the matter.

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

Our home: The blessed sports initiative of the fitness studio

Habait Shelly, a studio for Reformer Pilates and functional training, is offering free training sessions on a space-available basis for reservists (men and women) until the end of April.

Habait Shelly - a studio for Reformer Pilates and functional training

How IDF engineering tech is saving soldiers lives before getting to the battlefield

The IDF has developed and deployed a range of remote-operated tools aimed at neutralizing danger while keeping soldiers our of harm's way.

 IDF soldiers from Unit 636, operating under the 36th Division, eliminate Hezbollah terrorists in southern Lebanon, October 9, 2024.

'If they were kidnapped, it would've changed the war': IDF officers criticize Beit Hanoun incident

The attack occurred near the Beit Hanoun when a terrorist cell fired a rocket-propelled grenade at an unarmored military jeep transporting the soldiers.

 IDF soldiers operating in Beit Hanoun in the northern Gaza Strip, March 23, 2025.