IDF Women

Inside the IDF’s female field intelligence unit spying deep inside Syria – exclusive

Commander hints that the IDF is not leaving Syria any time soon, despite US-sponsored talks

ISRAELI/SYRIAN border fence near IDF Position 720 at the Israel-Syria-Jordan tri-border.
 IDF's women Operational Hummer Driving Instructors seen at a gas station in the northern town of Katsrin, Golan Heights on February 8, 2024.

The women shaping Israel's front line strategy against Iran: Inside the IDF's war bunker

 (L) STAFF SGT. NOA COHEN, 21, was wounded on Oct. 7, 2023.

Wounded IDF soldiers: ‘At this home, we choose life’

 Female combat paramedic soldiers, September 24, 2024.

Knesset c'mtee to discuss female soldiers' rights, haredi IDF integration


IDF: Women can't serve in combat units due to physiological differences

From 2020-2021, the IDF conducted an analysis of combat positions for women, a follow-up to a previous 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.

Promoting equality for women in Israel and beyond - opinion

If we look at the situation of women in the Jewish world today, there is no escaping the question of whether or not we have actually achieved a just distribution of resources.

Head of Spokesman's Department, World Zionist Organization.

IDF Lt.-Col. indicted for indecent acts against female soldiers

According to an indictment, an IDF officer committed indecent acts against two female soldiers who served under him and with two other female soldiers.

Male hands arrested with handcuffs in Criminal concept (illustrative)

1 out of 11 women progresses toward joining elite IDF combat unit

Going forward, the one female candidate will need to go up directly against men during any group training or wrestling exercise.

Female IDF soldiers of the Bardales Battalion

The IDF has a problem with female soldiers - opinion

We are already heading in a dangerous direction with female representation in this new government. Will we allow this to happen in the IDF as well?

 IDF CHIEF of Staff Lt.-Gen. Aviv Kohavi speaks at a conference of the Institute for National Security Studies, in Tel Aviv last week. Last year, Kohavi condemned instances of sexual assault and vowed to root them out, but not much has changed, says the writer. (

IDF haredi unit forces 2 female soldiers, Druze soldier out of base

The troubled IDF haredi Netzah Yehuda Battalion was moved to the Syrian border from the West Bank, but the need to maintain a haredi lifestyle saw them kick 2 female soldiers and a Druze soldier out.

 Netzah Yehuda Battalion

Gaza, Syria quieter as West Bank ramps up - IDF 2022 stats

There were 53 military visits to Abraham Accords countries in 2022.

 IDF training exercises 2022.

Ex-IDF intel chief blasts Maoz for going after IDF women, LGBTQ

The Gender Advisor office was established in recent years after a series of incidents in which commanders and soldiers used their power to sexually assault, harass or otherwise oppress women.

 NOAM CHAIRMAN Avi Maoz at the Knesset: Great concern.

Will new gov’t set back progress of IDF women in combat units? - analysis

Half of the new government is made up of three to four political parties that either completely oppose women serving in the IDF or specifically oppose them serving in any combat units.

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.

Soldiers take note: The clothing revolution in the IDF is underway

Starting in August 2023, women IDF conscripts will be able to choose between two types of pants—cargo pants, or pants with back pockets.

Pants with back pocket