Shea Levin — text status

The IDF is calling combat soldiers back for reserve duty only months after their discharge from regular service, as the military confronts a shortage of approximately 15,000 soldiers. The gaps extend beyond combat units to logistics and specialized positions, straining experienced reservists. Reserve commanders described self-employed men struggling to keep businesses afloat, students and newly discharged fighters summoned for repeated deployments and family hardships. "The pressure and burden on a minority in Israeli society has not diminished after three years of fighting," a senior reserve officer said.