Women soldiers

‘We're lone soldiers, but we're not lonely’: How the IDF supports fighters without families

“Olim (immigrant) soldiers who come from abroad to Israel do it purely out of a sense of Zionism and because they really want to take part in helping Israel and helping the IDF.”

Staff Sergeant Oren Metzuyanim, a 21-year-old lone soldier at the main rehearsal of the 78th anniversary Independence Day ceremony, held at Mount Herzl, Jerusalem, on April 19, 2026.
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

IDF women's tank unit program to start in November, Zamir announces

IDF forces during the “Sulfur and Fire” readiness exercise on May 15, 2026.

The controversy over mixed-gender IDF units still ruffles Israeli society - opinion

Israeli soldiers participate in an official ceremony marking Israel's Memorial, Day one day ahead of Israel's 69'th Indepedence Day in Kiryat Shaul Military cemetery, Tel Aviv on May 1'st, 2017.

Female former IDF soldier detained in Turkey, released following US pressure - report


IDF opens new track for religious women in Cyber Defense Directorate

The first all-female class of 23 students began September 1rst. They will enlist in IDF in June 2019.

Female IDF soldier in the J6/C4I Cyber Defense Directorate.

1 in 6 female soldiers report sexual harassment in IDF

The majority of female soldiers who reported being sexually harassed said they had been harassed more than once during their service.

Israeli soldiers of Caracal battalion

IDF puts female soldiers in tanks in new pilot program

Can the addition of women to the Armored Corps boost its popularity?

A SOLDIER paints the face of a comrade.

Barefoot and Pregnant

The Jerusalem Post

All-female Friends of the IDF delegation finds inspiration in Israel

The nonprofit group raises tens of millions of dollars each year for the IDF, including its Lone Soldiers Program.

MEMBERS OF an all-female delegation of the Friends of the IDF, who visited Israel for International Women’s Day, pose for a picture. From left: Sylvia Stark, Sharon Miskin, Rachel Fine, retired Brig.-Gen. Gila Klifi-Amir and Marcy Gringlas.

Pregnancy discrimination tops employment complaints in 2014

Commission: Report shows rise in racial, religious, IDF-related bias in Israeli workplace

A pregnant woman

Poll: Most Israelis back equal representation for women in Knesset

Over half of Jewish Israelis would not vote for a party that does not include women in its list, a poll released by women's leadership organization WePower found Wednesday.

Shelly Yacimovich