Recent Examples on the WebThe Israeli military mobilized thousands of reservist settlers to protect the settlements and imposed wide-ranging restrictions on Palestinians, blocking the exits from their communities and barring Palestinian workers from entering Israel or the settlements.—Ben Hubbard Sergey Ponomarev, New York Times, 1 June 2024 Hundreds of thousands joined in a massive protest movement, including army reservists and air force pilots who threatened to refuse duty if the government initiative persisted.—Shoshanna Solomon, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 May 2024 According to a senior Israeli defense official, since Oct. 7, some 7,000 settler reservists were called back by the I.D.F., put in uniform, armed and ordered to protect the settlements.—Mark Mazzetti Jonathan Davis Anna Diamond David Mason, New York Times, 16 May 2024 In another reminder of Israel's divisions, a group of reservists and retired officers demonstrated in an ultra-Orthodox neighborhood.—Melanie Lindman, Wafaa Shurafa, arkansasonline.com, 1 Apr. 2024 See all Example Sentences for reservist
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