Following the Security Cabinet decision to approve a limited call-up of IDF reservists, one thousand reservists have been called to duty with �tzav 8� emergency orders.

The reservists called to duty include rocket defense systems� operators, intelligence community personnel, air force personnel and soldiers assigned to the Homefront Command.

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu announced on Wednesday, 22 Elul 5773 that the nation�s military stands ready for any and every eventuality, instructing citizens to carry on with the normal daily routine.

In the IDF�s Northern Command, soldiers scheduled to head home for Shabbos leave are being told they must remain as a US strike against Syria appears imminent.

(YWN � Israel Desk, Jerusalem)