An IDF reserve officer who was critically wounded in combat in southern Lebanon underwent a rare life-saving operation after doctors discovered a piece of shrapnel lodged just millimeters from his aorta.
A reserve officer and victim of a terror attack says he and his wife were left on the side of the Jordan Valley road after asking an Egged driver to lower Arabic music.
IDF Lt. Col. (res) Eliav Dickstein spoke at the launch event for Rep. Elise Stefanik's book, recounting his combat experiences in the Israeli military and arguing for a more forceful Israeli security policy.
Mati Shriki wrote his song Mizmor Letodah with a music video that turned battle footage into Lego figures.
The Instagram account 'Soldiers Smiling' published an emotional photo of Rabbi Liraz Ze'ira laying tefillin in the street, months after he was severely wounded in southern Syria and lost both his legs.
A month after being removed from duty and sent to training following a series of disciplinary incidents, Netzach Yehudah reservists were returned to operational duty this week.
Reserve Lt. Col. Ido Fromer, who served as a team commander in the Air Force, was killed yesterday (Wed.) during a civilian parachute jump in the Ramon Crater.
Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir clarified that the reserve battalion 'Netzah Yisrael' was not dismissed from service due to their altercation.
Dr. Hanna Katan sat down with Sharon Lowenstern, the mother of fallen IDF soldier Elisha Lowenstern, to reflect on her son’s life, values and legacy.
A new report shows most reservists are employed, and more than half earn above the national average wage.
Israel’s defense establishment is asking the government to approve an expanded reserve call-up quota for the war in Lebanon. The goal: expand the security buffer in southern Lebanon and increase pressure on Hezbollah.
As Yogi Berra said, it is difficult to make predictions, especially about the future. An analysis of possible outcomes of Epic Fury/Roaring Lion. Op-ed.
Lt. Col. Yossi Levi, commander of Battalion 21, tells Arutz Sheva about his unit's rapid shift from Gaza to Judea and Samaria.
A reservist from the Menashe Brigade was suspended after being filmed vandalizing a monument to Yasser Arafat in the village of Zababdeh. The IDF emphasized he acted against regulations.
Around 20,000 reservists were mobilized to the Home Front Command to undertake operations at dozens of impact sites across the country.
The IDF has begun a series of steps to reinforce its defensive capabilities alongside continuing attacks in Iran.
IDF reservist Elkana Federman opened up about his feelings after being summoned for interrogation eight months after neutralizing a terrorist.
LTG Eyal Zamir tells reserve commanders 2026 will bring intensified operations, structural reforms, and expanded support for reservists.
Combat reservist movement argues Yoaz Hendel’s party name exploits IDF service for politics, warning it undermines military neutrality and misleads the public.
Tens of thousands of IDF reservist soldiers are experiencing feelings not unlike those of the Israelites leaving Sinai. How does the Torah deal with this?
A reservist and a civilian are accused of using internal information gathered in the military to bet on the timing of military operations on the betting site 'Polymarket'.
The IDF reveals failures in manpower management over the last two years and admits: "We recruited thousands of reservists unnecessarily."
Terrorists open fire at IDF forces near 'yellow line,' severely injuring one reservist. IDF: 'Gross violation of ceasefire.'
Following the extensive military exercise conducted by the PA, which included seizures of towns and the use of RPG launchers, Brig.-Gen. (res.) Amir Avivi warns that the PA will soon turn on Israel.
Reserve Brigadier General Efi Eitam highlights the unbreakable generational bond within Israel’s fighting forces and the nation’s determination to defeat its enemies.
In the State Comptroller's report on the compensation of reserve soldiers, Matanyahu Englman states that the state does not pay sufficient wages to reservists
An investigation of the shooting on Route 443 indicates the suspects posed as police, pursued their assassination targets and killed reservist Sergei Metatov, an innocent passerby who happened upon the scene.
A reservist who was present at a meeting on the draft law asked the MKs to promise not to push through legislation until the war had been won.
In the shadow of tragic shooting attack on Monday, a poignant and powerful meeting took place at the Samaria Brigade headquarters near Shechem.
An IDF combat reservist was found dead on the morning of his wedding. The 31-year-old was found shot in his apartment.
Hagai, a Hesder Yeshiva student and reservist in the Carmeli Brigade, shares his thoughts moments before returning to Gaza.
A father of four from southern Israel won 10 million shekels in the National Lottery after 300 days of reserve duty, planning a family trip and considering a career change.
Due to a shortage of personnel, Armored Corps reservists will man a frontline sector using older Merkava tanks. The conversion course has been cut to just five days despite officer complaints.
Lior Zavrag, a reservist officer in the Samaria Regional Brigade, discovered an ancient coin from the time of Herod in the Sebastia archaeological site.
Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich has signed off on a plan allowing the marketing of land plots for private construction exclusively to IDF reservists.
Roi Wasserstein, 24 from Netanya, served over 300 reserve days in the 401st Brigade. Yesterday, he took his own life.
Ariel Meir Taman, IDF reservist and father of four who served since October 7 identifying bodies is found lifeless in Ofakim.
While some students are still fighting in Gaza, their parents took their place at the Har Bracha Yeshiva's end-of-year ceremony.
Major Yossi Levi shared a post from a bereaved brother directed against the Chief of Staff, the chief of military prosecutions, and the commander of the IDF's Criminal Investigations Department, and was dismissed from his position.
Thousands of IDF soldiers were called up on emergency orders on Friday following the outbreak of war with Iran. They need our help to win the war. In response to the situation, a crowdfunding campaign has been launched for reserve soldiers.
Organizations of IDF reservists write to MK Yuli Edelstein to support his position on ensuring equality of burden in the IDF and warn of disastrous consequences if one sector continues to bear the burden of defending the country alone.
Bipartisan bill aims to bar employers from firing or cutting the salary or hours of reservists injured during service — including 90 days post-hospitalization.
Israeli Air Force Commanding Officer Major General Tomer Bar condemned the letter by IAF reservists calling on Israel to stop the war. 'The leaflet weakens the solidarity.'
The Prime Minister dismissed the letter sent by a group of former Air Force soldiers, saying their claims no longer impressed the public.
Of the 1,000 signatures on a pilots' letter against the government, only 60 are actual reservists and of those only a small number are pilots. 90% are retired from the military or do not serve to begin with.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu supports Defense Minister Israel Katz, Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir, in decision to dismiss reservists who signed protest letter. 'The IDF is fighting - and we all stand behind it.'
Israeli reservists' movement praises dismissal of pilots who refuse to serve, say 'plague of refusing to serve must be uprooted immediately.'
IDF Home Front Command reservists have been ordered not to carry their personal handguns while on duty after several accidental shootings.
IDF reservist severely injured during exchange of fire with terrorists in Shechem is receiving medical treatment at hospital.
As fighting resumes in Gaza, the IDF reports that there has been a decline of nearly 30% in reservist enlistment.
These small squads of off-duty reservists were catapulted to fame after fighting Hamas's invasion - but Israel's town emergency squads were fighting terror for many decades before the war.
Ido Malka, a Golani Brigade reservist, auditioned for 'The Next Star' with a moving performance dedicated to his comrades in the field.
A group of reserve IDF pilots is planning to end their volunteer service if the Attorney General is dismissed.
'El Hadagel's vision is focused on national security, unity, and a return to Zionism. Led by reservist officers with recent combat experience, it could become a new Israeli party.
An indictment has been filed against reservist Aviad Frija for the fatal shooting of Yuval Kastelman at a terror incident in Jerusalem a year ago.
One of the suspects in the case is a senior reserve officer who is thought to have supplied the flares. He is forbidden from speaking with a lawyer.
Among the three suspects arrested on suspicion of firing flares towards the Prime Minister's residence last night is a senior reserve officer.
Fewer reservists, including combat reservists, have been reporting for duty as the IDF estimates they will have to serve for at least 100 days in the coming year.
LTG Herzi Halevi told reservists about a haredi soldier he met, and stated: 'Our question is how we create many more like him."
'We must adhere to the definition of victory as it was defined at the beginning of the war, and for that we need to start with change,' wrote the graduates of a recent IDF officer's course.
