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flag Israel is cutting its reserve force by 20,000 and reducing service days to save money and improve balance, sparking backlash.

flag The Israel Defense Forces is cutting reserve force numbers from 60,000 to 40,000 daily, reducing annual service from 72 to 45 days in some areas and shifting to a 10-day-on, 4-day-off schedule. flag The IDF admitted it over-recruited reservists in recent years, wasting 56 billion shekels, and will end non-operational assignments. flag Changes, made without prior consultation, have sparked anger over lost recovery time and morale, though the military says the new model improves work-life balance and aligns with post-war fiscal constraints.

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