Israel women in combat

Israel needs a mother

It’s time for women to take the wheel

Omer Steinmetz Haskel
Female combat paramedic soldiers stationed at their army base in Be’eri, just a few kilometers from the Gaza border.

'Bravery never belonged to one gender': Israel's female combat legacy preserved in Ashkelon

Swell Ariel Or, one of the stars of the upcoming movie ‘Tankistas,’ in the 2023 film ‘Kissufim.’

From harlots to heroines: October 7 opens new chapter for women soldiers in Israeli cinema

In Israel, even as more women take on  combat roles, their uniforms – and their equipment – remain very much designed for men, despite obvious differences in height, weight, and build.

As women join IDF combat units, military kit must be redesigned to fit them - opinion


Israel Air Force appoints first woman to lead aviation squadron

Another woman appointed to lead operational command and control unit.

Israel Air Force planes fly over Tel Aviv.

Israeli Air Force encourages more women to join pilots course

“A plane doesn’t care if it’s a woman or a man flying it. The Air Force wants the best of the best."

A female air force pilot at the Hatzor base

First female IAF pilot appointed deputy commander in combat squadron

Captain Y lost her grandfather, also an IAF pilot, during the Yom Kippur War.

A female air force pilot at the Hatzor base

IDF commander suspended for illicit relationship with subordinate

Lt.-Col. Elad Cohen was due to finish position in coming weeks regardless of investigation.

IDF Caracal soldier

Female Bnei Akiva members reject director’s views that religious women should not enlist

Director: This is not the proper or successful way to contribute to the State of Israel.

A religious woman and a female soldier pray at the Western Wall.

IDF stands by decision to examine possibility of co-ed tank units

Several former generals and chief rabbis come out against proposal, calling army "complacent" and idea "dangerous."

IDF soldiers stand atop a tank near the border with Gaza. [File]

Gaza-bound female flotilla meets Israel's female combat soldiers

In Israel, seeing a female combat soldier is not all that unusual, women are eligible for 92% of the IDF's jobs.

Palestinians ride a boat as they take part in a rally to show solidarity with Gaza-bound flotilla October 5, 2016.

International Women's Day: Founder of ICRC discusses her role in saving ME Christians

Juliana Taimoorazy was smuggled out of Iran in 1989, now mentors young women who, like herself, arrived in the US to avoid religious persecution.

Downtown Erbil with the Assyrian fortress in the background.

A Lion’s Pride: An inside look at coed IDF combat unit preparing for battle

As Israel faces terror in the West Bank, a new coed group of combat soldiers finish training for their unique role in the Jordan Valley.

The IDF's new coed combat units are the result of a long struggle for the integration of women into fighting roles in the army

Despite some progress, most combat roles are closed to women in the IDF

“The IDF is quite comfortable the way it is and doesn’t want to make changes until another court case forces them to, and I think that day is coming soon.”

Female combat soldiers in the mixed-gender Caracal Battalion train in urban warfare.