Even if they live or study in other countries, or are traveling abroad, when Israel calls them back for an emergency, the reservists return home. They are citizens who have completed compulsory military service in Israel and who are required to remain available to enlist in the event of an emergency.
After the Hamas attack last Saturday, 360,000 were called up. Most were already in Israel, but those who were far away quickly left everything they were doing to answer the call. Israelis abroad created WhatsApp groups to organize their return, sharing information on how to find available flights. Over 300 reservists also departed from Rome Fiumicino airport: many of them were in Italy for the holidays Sukkot. According to Jerusalem Postit was the largest mobilization of its kind since the war Yom Kippur from 1973.
Thus, if until two weeks ago, Israel was divided between left and right, fragmented by large-scale protests against the controversial judicial reforms, now all the reservists have united against the enemy.
Military service is compulsory for most Israelis, upon reaching the age of eighteen. Men must serve for two and a half years (32 months) and women two (24 months), after which most of them can be called up until they are 40, or even beyond, in the event of a national emergency. In wartime, the reservists – who constitute a huge reserve contingent of civilians – fighting alongside regular troops.
The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) lead periodically military exercises and training programs to train reservists and ensure they are prepared and maintain their capabilities: their operational readiness makes them an essential part of the country’s defense structure.
Reservists can also perform a variety of tasks related to logistics support, such as maintenance and repair of military equipment, inventory management, and administrative support. In threat situations, they can be deployed to perform internal security tasks, such as monitoring sensitive areas. Some reservists in Israel they can then be part of specialized unitssuch as, for example, intelligence units, and carry out more specific tasks based on their skills and specializations.
Source: Vanity Fair
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