Female israeli 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.”

|ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD
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

Zamir said that at most, the female tank pilot program will lead to a single company of tanks crewed by women, a relatively small number out of the multiple brigades of tanks.

|ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
JEWISH SETTLERS are seen at the unauthorized Beit Anot outpost in the Gush Etzion area of the West Bank after being informed of an expected evacuation, June 1, 2026.

Three female soldiers wounded by settlers while clearing illegal West Bank outpost

Security forces arrived at the outpost adjacent to Ma’aleh Amos during the night, where they announced that the area was a closed military zone and demanded that all civilians disperse.

|ByTZVI JASPER
Soldiers from an artillery unit stationed near the Israel-Lebanon border during the ongoing war with Iran and Hezbollah, March 15, 2026; illustrative.

In first, woman completes IDF Sayeret Matkal course, set to join operational service

The IDF announces its first female soldier to complete the elite Sayeret Matkal course, marking a historic milestone in Israel’s special forces as she prepares for future operations.

|ByYONAH JEREMY BOB

As war continues, it's time to empower Israeli women - opinion

A call for action in times of crisis: we must ensure Israeli women are given the tools to succeed and are empowered to lead.

MARCH 19, 2025ByALON TAL
Female combat soldiers in the mixed-gender Caracal Battalion train in urban warfare.

Staff-Sergeant Agam Naim becomes first female IDF soldier to fall in Gaza combat

Agam Naim was an IDF soldier, she fell in Rafah in a building explosion along with three other IDF soldiers.

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024ByYOAV ETIEL, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Staff-Sergeant Agam Naim

Military court sentences Lt.-Col. Dan Sharoni for secretly filming female IDF soldiers

Sharoni bowed his head while the judges read the summary of the verdict.

JUNE 26, 2024BySHLOMI GABAI/WALLA!
Dan Sharoni, an IDF officer accused of sexual offenses arrives for a court hearing at a military court in HaKirya base, Tel Aviv, September 22, 2022.

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.

JUNE 25, 2024ByANNA AHRONHEIM
IDF female combat soldiers.

Netanyahu to IDF excellence award recipients: 'You represent the best of Israel'

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with two soldiers out of 120 who were at his residence to receive an award for their excellence.

MAY 14, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visits wounded soldiers and civilians on December 19, 2023

Grapevine March 22, 2024: Force of females

Movers and shakers in Israeli society

MARCH 22, 2024ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
(L-R) Michal and President Isaac Hezog and Rabbi Benny Lau listen to Prof. Ruchama Elbaz

'Seven Eyes': A film about female observers on the Gaza border during Hamas attack

The film will be about the female observers on the Gaza border who demonstrated great bravery by warning the powers that be about an imminent attack.

JANUARY 8, 2024ByHANNAH BROWN
There is a high demand for combat roles among women in the November-December 2023 draft

N12 presenter blasts Israeli war hero for objecting to female fighters in Gaza

Yom Kippur War hero Avigdor Kahalani was confronted about his past comments criticizing the role of women in the Israeli military.

DECEMBER 11, 2023ByMAARIV ONLINE
Former Israeli politician and Brigadier General Avigdor Kahalani poses for a picture in the Valley of Tears, Golan Heights, northern Israel, September 20, 2022.

Two Israeli women to enter elite Air Force unit training

Two women to enter elite air force unit 669 training.

DECEMBER 6, 2023ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
There is a high demand for combat roles among women in the November-December 2023 draft

IDF agrees to reassign twenty female soldiers serving as ‘observers’

Recruiting female observers has proven challenging for the army.

OCTOBER 30, 2023ByWALLA!