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.

|ByZVIKA KLEIN
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

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
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'

The Jerusalem Post interviewed a mixed female-male IDF firepower unit that is helping to fill combat manpower shortages.

|ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
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

Maj. Nurit Rokach, Linor, and Stav described the April 2025 Gaza ambush that left two of them severely wounded and exposed failures in sending them without a convoy.

|ByJAMES GENN

Or Lachayal delivers thousands of Purim packages to IDF soldiers

The packages included various snacks and candies with a personal message for each solider, costing some NIS 500,000.

MARCH 7, 2015ByJEREMY SHARON
Or Lachayal delivering "mishloach manot" purim packages to soldiers

Security and Defense: IDF’s female operations officers on the watch

In the midst of rising West Bank violence, the IDF’s female operations officers work to keep attacks in check.

JANUARY 17, 2015ByYAAKOV LAPPIN
Operations officer Lt. Hila Sharabi’s Binyamin territorial brigade has also seen a clear spike in the number of violent incidents

Fierce, fighting and observant

Female combat soldiers are proving there is no conflict in serving one’s country and serving God.

MARCH 6, 2014ByJOSH HASTEN
Reut Cadari