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Monday, May 11, 2026
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Monday, May 11, 2026
Knesset panel extends call-up of up to 400,000 reservists
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IDF reservists of the 226th Paratroopers Brigade operate in southern Lebanon, in a handout photo issued on April 29, 2026. (Israel Defense Forces)
The Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee approves the extension of the call-up of up to 400,000 reservists until May 31, first authorized by the government in March.
The previous cap was 280,000, approved in December. Since the outbreak of the war with Hamas in October 2023, the government has renewed emergency call-up authorizations every few months, enabling the IDF to mobilize reservists quickly and keep them in service longer than permitted in non-emergency times.
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