IDF Women

Women’s leadership: Key to addressing Israel’s crises

It’s time women have the authority to shape policies that prevent the next crisis before it’s too late.

By SIVAN KOREN
05/03/2025

Lev Lechayalot: Women holding it together in the service of Israel

Lev Lechayalot reaches out to female soldiers and women serving in the Border Police all over the country, be they lone soldiers or those in combat.

By NECHAMA DAVIS
05/01/2025

Night raid: Watching female IDF soldiers detain terror suspects in Bethlehem

Most of the residents are descended from Arabs who fled Beit Jibrin in 1948. Today, it is also home to wanted suspects who have engaged in terrorism or who may be active in threats against Israel.

How Israeli women balanced heroism and home during the Israel-Hamas war

From combat roles to the home front, Israeli women’s wartime strength was revealed in new studies.

By LIAT KULIK
26/11/2024

Empowered women: Female IDF trailblazers mark historic achievements in defense

Religious women join IDF combat units, breaking barriers and stereotypes.

Religious women break barriers in new IDF combat soldier unit

The unit will be drafted next Tuesday in the Combat Intelligence Corps, and soldiers will have spiritual and halachic guidance throughout their service.

Historic first: Female Israeli combat soldiers deploy in Lebanon

Since the onset of the war, the combat intelligence team, consisting of female soldiers, had been stationed near the Syrian border and in the Mount Dov region.

18/11/2024

These women are the first IDF tank crew preventing drug smuggling along Egyptian border

Meet the 10 women making history operation Israel's first female tank crew along the Egyptian border, preventing drug smuggling.

IDF tactical intelligence unit's new commander breaks glass ceiling on the frontlines

While traditional aerial units provide surveillance and reconnaissance, the Sky Riders’ focus is on the immediate areas surrounding ground troops to which they are assigned, using low-flying drones.

By ERIC NARROW
05/04/2024

Gallant says 'dramatic change' coming in integrating more women in IDF combat roles

Debates over the inclusion of female combat soldiers have raged in Israel since the beginning of the war.

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