Israeli women stepping up as men lose interest in combat roles
2,656 women enlisted as combat soldiers in 2017, an increase of 300 from 2016.
Female soldier, Lotem Stapleton, a physical education officer, demonstrates a move during a training session in Krav Maga, an Israeli self-defense technique, at a military base in the Golan Heights March 1, 2017.(photo credit: NIR ELIAS / REUTERS)Updated: 
