It’s incredibly hard to search this information, probably due to the English queries.

The point about women and children being definitively civilians in an active war zone doesn’t detract from the civilian men, nor is it worth this discussion.

Israel in particular has mandatory military service for men, for 36 months.

https://www.barrons.com/news/israel-government-votes-to-extend-mandatory-military-service-4725f330

I think the cashier was under the assumption that you wanted the discount, and asked at the end instead of immediately after you said you weren’t already a member. It doesn’t feel rude or invasive, from my perspective, maybe just phrased as an underpaid employee.

What I do recommend is a VOIP phone number and attached separate email for all marketing purposes. They can track and sell that as much as they’d like without impacting your personal details or necessary accounts.

TemTem is probably just further down on the to-sue list.