There would be an announcement on the radio or a letter would be dropped to the residences with codes of officers who knew that the call was for them and they would quietly slip away from their homes.ĭropping all work, Talker, 55, changed into his olive uniform, kissed his kids goodbye and set out to join his army unit. There was mass mobilisation of troops during the Yom Kippur War in 1973, but at that time there were neither bots nor mobile phones. First mentioned in the Security Service Law of Israel (1949), it can ask any soldier to report for reserve service when necessary. Traditionally, the message is known as ‘Order 8’.
A major worry is whether the 2.3 million people inside Gaza will have to flee to Egypt or suffer a terrible humanitarian crisis as their lifelines have been choked.
