According to Nir Dvori (N12), the Reserve Spouses Forum claims the Finance Ministry is delaying an update to the assistance budget for reservists and their families ahead of the planned mobilization of hundreds of thousands of reservists through September. The forum states that the current NIS 6.2 billion budget was calculated based on 55 service days per year, while many reservists have already exceeded 100 days and received longer-term call-up orders.
The Reserve Spouses Forum's complaint, reported by N12's Nir Dvori, highlights a growing gap between the financial support framework for reservists and the actual service burden. The forum states that the NIS 6.2 billion budget, originally calculated on 55 days of annual service, has not been updated even as many reservists have served over 100 days and received call-up orders for extended periods. This comes as the IDF prepares to mobilize hundreds of thousands of reservists through September.
As The Zioneer has reported, the average reserve duty already stood at 94 days in 2024 and 78 in 2025, and the Treasury previously estimated the cumulative economic cost of prolonged reserve service at NIS 150 billion between 2023 and 2026. The IDF also recently weighed releasing 10,000 reservists due to budget constraints. The forum's allegation, if substantiated, would indicate that the Treasury's planning assumptions remain disconnected from the operational reality of the current multi-front conflict. The claims have not been independently verified and the Finance Ministry has not yet issued a response.
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