IDF Says It Killed Two Terrorists Who Moved Iranian and Turkish Funds to Hamas
The IDF and Shin Bet said on October 25 that separate strikes last week killed two operatives who transferred millions of shekels from Iran and Turkey to Hamas.
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Standing force
- Active-duty estimate
- 169,500
- IISS recorded about 169,500 active personnel in October 2023; AFP reported the same figure in May 2025.
- Daily reservists planned
- 40,000
- The 2026 state budget uses a planning assumption of about 40,000 reservists on duty on an average day.
- Reservists mobilized in 2025
- 306,830
- About 306,830 reserve soldiers were mobilized during 2025, according to the IDF's year-end figures.
- Emergency call-up ceiling
- 200,000
- Maximum emergency-order call-ups through 30 November 2026, approved by the cabinet on 30 September 2026; a legal ceiling, not a simultaneous headcount.
- Personnel shortfall
- 12,000
- IDF shortage reported to the Knesset in May 2026, including roughly 6,000–7,500 combat personnel.
Multi-layered air defense
Four systems addressing rockets, cruise missiles, ballistic missiles and drones; Iron Beam complements Iron Dome.
- Iron Dome
- Lower tier
- Counters rockets, cruise missiles, and UAVs. A comprehensive upgrade test concluded on 30 June 2026, including joint battle-management scenarios with Iron Beam. On 8 October 2026, the first Tamir interceptor fully manufactured in the US was delivered to Israel.
- David's Sling
- Middle tier
- Counters rockets, missiles, cruise missiles, aircraft, and UAVs. A February 2026 test validated upgrades based on combat lessons and future threats.
- Arrow 2 / 3
- Upper tier
- Counters long-range ballistic threats in the upper atmosphere and beyond it. The system completed a successful launch test on 5 August 2026.
- Iron Beam
- Directed energy
- High-power laser delivered to the IDF in December 2025 as a complementary system against rockets, mortars, and UAVs; integrated battle-management scenarios were tested in June 2026.