Current sectionIsrael NewsIsrael SecurityIDF data shows a sharp rise in the number of soldiers leaving military service, with the army saying 80 percent left because of mental health issues. Before the war, combat reservists were expected to serve only 25 days over three years, but since the October 7 attack, many have served over 170 daysShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribe09:33 PM • May 17 2026 IDTIsraeli military officials warned on Sunday, amid an ongoing manpower crisis, that urgent legislation on mandatory service and reserve duty is being held up by the political leadership's decision to tie those measures to the contentious ultra-Orthodox draft exemption bill.CommentsIn the NewsIDF Says Combat Soldier Dropouts Surging, Most Due to Mental Health IssuesWho on Earth Feels Threatened by a Nun?Eurovision and War Crimes: Why Netanyahu Will Welcome More ICC Arrest WarrantsShin Bet Head Files Contempt Motion After Ex-chiefs Hide Dissenting Worker NamesLegal Sources: Incoming Mossad Chief May Have Obstructed His Vetting ProcessRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIStarlink Users, Beware – Israeli Tech Can Reveal Your IdentityIt Wasn't Just Revenge That Israel Was After in GazaWelcome to the Most Shameful Day in the Jewish CalendarIsraeli Teens Storm Muslim Quarter in Old City, Haaretz Reporter AttackedIsrael Attacks New York Times for Report on Sexual Violence by Israeli ForcesAbe Foxman's Death Marks the Demise of the American Jewish Establishment