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The 12,000 Soldier Deficit

Legislation Stalled: Why the Draft Exemption Feud is Crippling Military Readiness

The IDF Personnel Directorate has issued a grave warning regarding a deficit of 12,000 soldiers, cautioning that a failure to extend mandatory service will fracture the military system.

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IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir

Red Flags at the Cabinet

"Fulfill Your Responsibility": IDF Chief Warns Lawmakers of Impending Soldier Shortage

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IDF Reservists. Illustration.

 Fortifying Every Border Against the Iranian Axis

Iron Wall: IDF Mobilizes 100,000 Reservists as War with Iran Escalates

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Idan Amedi

After His Near-Death in Gaza

Fauda Star Idan Amedi Rejoins Reserve Duty Two Years After Devastating Gaza Injury

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BDE Reservist Lone Soldier Joshua Boone

Abandoned by the System

Heart-breaking: Lone Soldier Joshua Boone Found Dead After 700 Days in Reserve Duty

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An Israeli reserve soldier kissing goodbye his child as he leaves for his deputy service, in Jerusalem, May 5, 2025.

Bearing the load

New IDF Policy Shift Triggers Reservist Family Backlash

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IDF Female soldiers in Oketz Unit

Unjust

Beyond Belief: IDF Threatens Amputee Veteran With Military Jail for Skipping Reserve Duty

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Israeli soldiers seen at a staging area near the Israeli border with Syria, on December 8, 2023. Pictured soldiers are not related to the article.

They gave everything

New Faces of Poverty: Reservists’ Families and Middle-Class Israelis Hit Hard by Two Years of War

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Mental health crisis

Alarming PTSD Crisis Among Veterans

Tragic End to Weeklong Search: Missing Israeli Reservist Found Dead 

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Prague Airport

Unexplained French Alert

IDF Reservist Detained for 15 Hours at Prague Airport, Denied Entry Over Bizarre French 'Criminal Alert'

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Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir during base visit

Next Up Khan Yunis and Rafah

"You Don't Understand Anything": The IDF Chief's Harsh Words Sparked a Storm

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Baby Lior crawling beside his fathers grave at his funeral

Just 9 Months Old

Baby’s Heartbreaking Crawl by Father’s Grave Moves Thousands

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IDF CoS Eyal Zamir

New Gaza Strategy

IDF’s Bold Move: Soldiers Get Month-Long Break to Fight Gaza Burnout

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Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir

Gaza War’s Hidden Crisis

IDF Chief Says No More Reservists: Gaza War Takes Devastating Mental Toll

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IDF operating in Gaza

Israel’s Big Military Shakeup

IDF Slashes Reservist Deployments by 30% Across All Fronts

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Greece

IDF Medic’s Final Battle

Hero Who Saved Be’eri Civilians Drowns on Tragic Greek Vacation

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Funeral at Mount Herzl Military Cemetery.

"A Betrayal of Our Heroes"

Why Are Traumatized Soldiers Sent Back to War? Shocking IDF Failure

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Military Court at Beit Lid

Sde Teiman Incident 

IDF Soldiers Tried for Assaulting Hamas Terrorist Spark National Outrage

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IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir

But Into What?

IDF Chief of Staff: Syria is collapsing and transforming

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Fallen soldier Israeli reserve captain, Tal Movshovitz

Who Was Tal Movshovitz?  Killed in Khan Younis Fighting

‘A Devoted Father and Hero’: Captain Tal Movshovitz Falls in Gaza, Community Mourns

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