Reservists

'Always put others first': IDF reservist who died while on leave saves four with organ transplants

Ben-Yakar made aliyah from Australia in 2011 with Hezi, who served as a paratrooper in the IDF, and became a member of Kibbutz Ein Hashlosha in northern Israel.

Staff Sgt. (Res.) Effi Ben-Yakar.
Children play in a Jerusalem shelter

Grapevine: Sheltering routine

Polymarket betting on Israel striking Iran over an illustrative image of an Israeli hacker.

IAF reservist accused of leaking Iran strike details for profit via Polymarket betting

Finance Committee chair MK Hanoch Milwidsky leads a Finance committee meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, during the war with Iran and Hezbollah, March 15, 2026.

Knesset advances compensation for businesses impacted by war, benefits for reservists


IDF reservist soldier seriously wounded by Hezbollah rocket fire in Lebanon, military says

Additionally, IDF Arabic Spokesperson Col. (res.) Avichay Adraee issued an evacuation warning for Tyre after identifying Hezbollah operatives launching heavy rocket fire within residential areas.

 A plume of smoke and a fragment of concrete rise from the site of an Israeli airstrike on the eastern outskirts of Tyre, in southern Lebanon, on March 24, 2026.

IDF reservist found dead in Bat Yam shelter as residents seek cover

An investigation by Walla revealed that he was not being treated at the Defense Ministry Rehabilitation Division and was not known to have sought assistance in the past.

People walk at the beach in Bat Yam, central Israel, on a cold winter day, January 9, 2026.

Parental burnout, not military deployment alone, drives children’s wartime stress - study

A new Hebrew University-led study uncovered how military deployment affects family dynamics.

CHILDREN’S DIFFICULTIES were linked less to mobilization and more to the level of burnout experienced by the parent who remained at home, according to the researcher

Reservist in Iron Dome unit charged with providing information to Iranian officials

According to the indictment, the defendant, named as Raz Cohen, is accused of security offenses and of allegedly providing information related to Iron Dome activity.

 An illustrative image of an Iranian agent in the backdrop of an Iranian flag.

Over four-fifths of Israeli students struggling to study amid war with Iran - poll

Conducted among 1,220 respondents, including 240 reserve soldiers, the poll highlights significant disruptions to students' ability to study, attend exams, and later return to full academic routines.

 Pressure, stress, anxiety

Yoaz Hendel: 'Israel must seize opportunity to defeat Hezbollah, assert control in Lebanon'

Reservist Party leader Yoaz Hendel tells the ‘Post’ that Israel must seize the "tectonic shift" in the Middle East to demilitarize Southern Lebanon and establish a permanent security buffer zone.

Reservist Party leader and former communications minister Yoaz Hendel serving in the IDF.

‘We can suffer to help the Iranian people’: Reservist has home damaged by Iranian missile fragment

As the missile hit the ground, fragmented pieces of metal were broken off and launched into his home, burning holes into the ceiling and smashing his windows.

A reservist rescue unit officer had his home damaged by an Iranian missile fragment. February, 28.

Israel's home front is prepared for the Iranian threat, IDF colonel stresses

"In terms of fortification, we are prepared. We are trained to respond in the event of an incident," said Col. Neuman.

 Rescue personnel stand next to damaged vehicles as they work at an impact site following missile attack from Iran on Israel, in Rishon Lezion, Israel, June 14, 2025

'My family will finally hear my story': New IDF reservist archive launches

The project, known in Hebrew as “Chaim al Hakav” (Life on the Line), described itself as a national digital archive designed to document reservists’ experiences.

Life on the Line is a digital archive designed to document resesrvists' experiences.

'Time with Dad' program launched to assist reservists reintegrating with families after IDF service

The program, supported by the Schusterman Family Philanthropies-Israel and the Glazer Foundation, provides structured group sessions for reserve soldiers and their young children.

 IDF soldiers operate in Deir el-Balah, Gaza Strip, May 8, 2025.