ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 536

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From the Liveblog of Saturday, July 22, 2023

Reservist protest group announces 10,000 reserve troops to stop volunteering

22 July 2023, 8:52 pm 4 Edit

Members of the Brothers in Arms protest group demonstrate against the government's planned judicial overhaul, outside the home of Speaker of the Knesset Amir Ohana in Tel Aviv, on June 6, 2023. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)

Illustrative: Members of the Brothers in Arms protest group demonstrate against the government's planned judicial overhaul, outside the home of Speaker of the Knesset Amir Ohana in Tel Aviv, on June 6, 2023. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)

At a press conference in Herzliya, members of the Brothers in Arms protest group announce that 10,000 reserve soldiers they represent will stop showing up for volunteer duty to protest the judicial overhaul.

The reserve soldiers join over 1,000 Israeli Air Force reservists and others who have similarly suspended their volunteer service or threatened to do so.