Female soldiers in combat

Editor's Notes: High Court ruling on women in tanks deepens religious divide in IDF - comment

Women who made history in tanks on Oct. 7 fought in all-female crews. Both camps in the Armored Corps dispute should be claiming that morning as a victory. Instead, both pretend it never happened.

DF armored forces at a staging area in southern Israel near the border with Gaza. January 01, 2024.
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

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

Hi-tech female artillery unit soldiers aiding in defense against Iran, Hezbollah talk to 'Post'

Three female soldiers, one year after a near-death experience in the Gaza Strip, speaking to Channel 12's 'Uvda,' broadcast May 7, 2026.

'They kept shooting at us while I kept driving': Female soldiers recall near-death Gaza incident


Historic first: Female Israeli combat soldiers conduct Lebanon operations

Since the onset of the war, the combat intelligence team, consisting of female soldiers, had been stationed near the Syrian border and in the Mount Dov region.

 Female combat soldiers from combat intelligence operate in southern Lebanon, November 18, 2024.

Shooting like a girl: Meet the IDF's exceptional female combat soldiers

Military Affairs - On October 7, IDF female soldiers proved their prowess in combat, defying expectations and demonstrating exceptional skill. Their heroism continues to reshape military roles.

 FEMALE COMBAT SOLDIERS with huge packs walk up a dune in Gaza.

IDF to launch gender-specific combat unit for religious women

The new unit will be part of the Combat Intelligence Collection Corps and will be staffed entirely by women

A female IDF soldier paints a comrade with mud.

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.

IDF female combat soldiers.

Gallant says 'dramatic change' coming in integrating more women in IDF combat roles

Debates over the inclusion of female combat soldiers have raged in Israel since the beginning of the war.

 Defense Minister Yoav Gallant meeting with female combat commanders to discuss "dramatic changes" in the IDF, March 8, 2024.

Less than 50% of Israeli men believe women are capable of being combat soldiers

Only 65% of Israelis believe a woman can be IDF chief-of-staff; little over half of Israeli men believe women can hold combat positions.

 There is a high demand for combat roles among women in the November-December 2023 draft

Female combat soldiers contribute to Hamas eliminations in Gaza Strip

Female combat troops from the 414 Field Intelligence unit identified a number of Hamas terrorists who attempted to covertly transport weapons hidden in bags.

IDF soldiers operating in the Gaza Strip February 3rd, 2024.

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.

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

Lookout tells 'Post' about the first nightmarish moments of invasion

She continued despite being surrounded and adjacent lookouts being destroyed.

 Corp. Maya Atilas of the Border Defense Unit of the Gaza Division

Women breaking barriers into combat units amid reservists strike

"Being a female combat soldier is an honorable form of service, and did not always exist as an option," one female combat soldier said.

 Young women getting ready to race young men at simulation for elite IDF units tryout at Wingate Center in Netanya