Women soldiers

IDF co-ed battalion makes history by sending women troops to Gaza

WOMEN'S AFFAIRS: Female combat soldiers from the IDF co-ed infantry Bardelas (Cheetah) Battalion broke through another glass ceiling.

 THE BARDELAS Battalion, which is made up mostly of young female reservists, has insisted that they be allowed to fight in Gaza with the IDF ground forces.
 IDF soldiers laying on grass.

Tel Aviv-based social media initiative aims to help soldiers find their perfect match

 Princesses of the Xiongnu society shaped Mongolian life as they knew it.

In the ancient world, women played more powerful role than previously thought - study

Women will soon be able to serve in the Israeli Air Force's elite  669 Search and Rescue Unit as well as the Yahalom combat engineering unit.

12 women pass IDF screening tests for elite Yahalom combat unit


IDF's Combat Intelligence: Keeping watch on the enemy along the Syrian border

“We gather intelligence while in the field to best understand the area and get a full picture of the situation,” said a combat intel officer.

 Soldiers of the IDF Combat Intelligence unit.

5 ways Itamar Ben-Gvir hopes to change Jewish life in Israel

What exactly does Itamar Ben-Gvir have planned for Israel according to his view of Judaism? Here are five of the core goals that he hopes to achieve.

 The Otzma Yehudit faction, led by MK Itamar Ben-Gvir (center), is seen walking into the President's Residence for a meeting with Israeli President Isaac Herzog, in Jerusalem, on November 10, 2022.

IDF to draft women into Border Defense Corps tank crews

Israeli military deems the latest pilot program with women in tanks a success

FEMALE TANK CREWS are deployed along  the border as part of a pilot program to  assess whether or not to integrate  women into the IDF’s Armored Corps

First-of-its-kind program will guide IDF women into hi-tech jobs

Meshuchreretec, the first-ever collaboration between the IDF and the Israeli business sector, aims to increase female tech representation.

A SELECTION of photos of women in the IDF from inside ‘Women on the Front Lines.’

Noa Lazar’s mother speaks out: ‘I didn’t sleep at night, but she wasn't afraid’

Karin Lazar – the mother of slain 18-year-old IDF Sergeant Noa Lazar, who was killed last week in a shooting attack – spoke to Walla! about her family's tragedy.

 Sgt. Noa Lazar.

Russia-Ukraine war rewrites traditional attitudes toward female fighters

'Because of this war, all the differences between men and women have been eliminated,’ says Marianna, a 31-year-old Ukrainian soldier.

 Alles (left), a 37-year-old former archaeologist, is now manning a checkpoint in central Kyiv after completing basic weapons training with her colleague, 31-year-old Marianna, March 30, 2022.

International Women's Day: Number of female IDF soldiers rose by 170%

A record 46 women were serving with the rank of colonel in the IDF in 2021, compared to 39 in 2020.

Female crews will operate a Merkava IV tank near Egyptian border as part of final test in pilot program

For first time, woman appointed as military secretary to president

Col. N will be the first woman to serve as military secretary to the president.

 Col. N who was appointed as the military secretary for President Isaac Herzog on December 20, 2021

Senior IDF officer arrested for secretly photographing female soldiers

A senior officer was arrested for secretly taking intimate photos of soldiers with planted cameras in the women's residences.

Female soldiers of the Bardales Battalion preparing for urban warfare training, near Nitzanim in the Arava area of Southern Israel.

IDF's second pilot to integrate women into armored corps to begin

Decision on the program is expected by mid-2022

Israeli female soldiers walk in front of a tank during an exercise at the end of their tank instructors course at Shizafon base

Jordanian princess becomes country's first female jet pilot

Salma is the first Jordanian woman to complete training for a fixed-wing aircraft, but not the first one to finish pilot training in general.

A Royal Jordanian Air Force plane takes off from an air base to strike the Islamic state in the Syrian city of Raqqa February 5, 2015.