Authorities apprehended a 45-year-old IDF lieutenant colonel in the reserves for reportedly printing fake military employee identity cards, facilitating the illegal residence of six Palestinian family members from Tulkarm in Israel

IDF issues first wave of draft notices to Ultra-Orthodox men, amid pushback from religious leaders and cautious approach by military officials.

The Defence Ministry have reported a set of grim statistics on the war's impact on those serving, since the beginning of the war in Gaza last year.

False assurances; reservist students who were promised a stipend for their service to the country and sacrifice of their academics, were hit with disappointment when they discovered yesterday they have not received the automatic grant. 

Over recent months there has been a dramatic increase in the number of IDF officers seeking to retire from service, according to Channel 12 reports.

96-year-old Lehi fighter Ezra Yakhin has been elevated to the rank of Command Sergeant Major, Israel National News outlet reports. At 96 years old, Ezra Yakhin, who served in Lehi before Israel was established, is currently fulfilling reserve duty in the IDF.

Minister of Defense Yoav Galant's proposal to prolong reserve service for soldiers and officers to be reviewed. 

The government has approved Defense Minister Gallant's proposal to conduct a callup of up to 350,000 reservists by August 31.

This announcement comes after the IDF had previously removed almost all its maneuvering forces from the Gaza Strip itself.

Reserve service periods, previously drawn down over the past few decades, will now range between about a month and a half to two and a half months a year.

Against the background of the insistence on opening the academic school year, the Knesset revealed the number of reservists registered in the various institutions and the fact that half of the combat reservists are students.

The Transportation Minister extended the temporary order extending the validity of licenses which expired in the last few weeks.