Reservists

IDF kills senior Hamas terrorist Ra'ad Sa'ad in Gaza City strike

Sources within the Military Intelligence Directorate said the IDF strike on Sa'ad came in response to an attack on IDF reservists in the southern Strip, which wounded two.

Hamas military wing official Raad Saad.
Haredi soldier

Haredi IDF enlistment could save Israeli economy up to NIS 14 billion annually

A military helicopter evacuating wounded IDF soldiers from the Gaza Strip to Shaare Zedek Medical Center, Jerusalem, May 15, 2024; illustrative.

Defense Ministry treating 82,400 wounded soldiers and veterans, up 22,000 since start of war

Protests against haredi draft in Jerusalem, October 30, 2025.

'We need everyone,' wounded reservist urges Knesset panel to advance haredi draft law


IDF investigates conduct of reservist soldiers who wounded Palestinian suspect - Army Radio

The IDF noted that his injuries are "disturbing and will be examined thoroughly," but also acknowledged that the reservists "physically struggled with the suspect, until they managed to stop him."

IDF troops in northern West Bank operation.

Reservists Party accuses Likud of pressuring registrar to block its registration

The party, led by former communications minister Yoaz Hendel, is made up largely of IDF reservists. Registered back in September, its final approval has been delayed for more than a month.

Yoaz Hendel, head of the Reservists’ Party, speaks during the party’s launch event ahead of the 2026 general elections, at Kibbutz Ma'ale HaHamisha near Jerusalem, November 19, 2025.

IDF expands C4I-Cyber directorate with new AI, spectrum divisions, following lessons learned in war

The C4I and Cyber Defense Directorate's AI Division will also include a unit made up of reservists, utilizing their knowledge from civilian life in Israel's hi-tech sector.

An illustration of an AI software running on a laptop, with a silhouetted soldier and Israeli flag in the background.

MiluimTech signs up 1,000 reservists in 48 hours, linking them with tech leaders

The initiative pairs IDF reservists with senior executives from companies including Google, Amazon, Varonis, Similarweb, and HiBob, aiming to ease re-entry into Israel’s high-tech workforce.

MiluimTech connects IDF reservists with senior tech leaders.

WATCH: IDF kills, arrests al-Jamaa al-Islamiya terrorists in southern Syria, six reservists wounded

"All of the suspects were apprehended, and a number of terrorists were eliminated," the IDF noted.

IDF troops of the 55th Brigade operate in Beit Jen, southern Syria. November 28, 2025.

'Field trial': Dismissed IDF generals attack Eyal Zamir's October 7 sanctions

"Hopefully, there will be a state commission of inquiry, and it will hear me. Everything is fine," former head of Military Intelligence, Aharon Haliva said in response to his dismissal.

IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir smiles, November 3, 2025

IDF reservist wounded in counter terror ops in Nablus by Palestinian fire

A terrorist shot the soldier during Wednesday night counterterrorism operations.

IDF VEHICLES travel in the area of the Balata refugee camp, east of Nablus, in October 2025.

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