The IDF published fresh figures for Reserve Appreciation Day, showing average active reserve duty totaled 94 days in 2024 and 78 in 2025. The data notes that 37% of reservists are parents, and lists the cities with the highest numbers: Tel Aviv-Jaffa (some 42,000), Jerusalem (23,000), Rishon LeZion (16,000), Be'er Sheva (15,000), and Haifa (14,000).
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