In the video: a raid on the central headquarters of the Khan Yunis Brigade, which was used for training, and the office of Mohammed Sinwar was located there/Photo: Doch
The IDF announced today (Wednesday) that it intends to extend the regular service for men and women in combat roles to 36 months. According to the IDF, the change will allow a return to the competence of force orders in the army later in the war. In addition, IDF informed that since the beginning of the war, 564 IDF martyrs have fallen .
According to the data, the mobilization of the reserves during the war is the largest since the establishment of the state.
So far, about 287,000 reservists have been recruited for combat, of which 50,000 have volunteered for service.
About 40,000 women were recruited, a number that was "unprecedented".
The army explains that the future planning will significantly increase the number of reservists at any point in time at a rate of up to five times compared to the year 2023. In the current year, reservists will make up about 10% of the servants.
Since the beginning of the hostilities, the aid fund for the reservists has helped so far in the amount of NIS 84,167,786.
According to the army, the reserve service law and the operating model will require a number of significant changes, including changing the length of service, canceling the three-point clause, increasing the duration of VAT from 25 consecutive days to approximately 40 days, raising the exemption age from 40 to 46, and changing the compensation plan for reservists .
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