IDF Women

Tensions rise in Givati unit after religious soldiers refuse mission involving female medic

Sources familiar with the details warned that the way the incidents are handled could lead to a broader crisis involving yeshiva student units in the IDF.

A Namer APC shows off its abilities traversing steep terrain
 THE ZIONIST identity didn’t overcome the Jewish identity, nor did the opposite occur: An IDF soldier puts on tefillin.

National-religious men overrepresented in IDF reserves as haredim stay absent, IDI analysis finds

Col. G, set to become the Israeli Air Force's first female brigadier-general, is seen in this undated image released by the IDF on July 14, 2026

In Air Force first, IDF promotes woman to brigadier-general, appoints her Washington attaché

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.

‘We're lone soldiers, but we're not lonely’: How the IDF supports fighters without families


IDF begins drafting women to elite combat units in historic first

Female recruits will undergo various physical and mental screenings to draft into combat positions in the elite search and rescue unit.

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.

IDF to draft women into Border Defense Corps tank crews

Israeli military deems the latest pilot program with women in tanks a success

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

First-of-its-kind program will guide IDF women into hi-tech jobs

Meshuchreretec, the first-ever collaboration between the IDF and the Israeli business sector, aims to increase female tech representation.

A SELECTION of photos of women in the IDF from inside ‘Women on the Front Lines.’

Female IDF fighters arrest 3 suspects trying to break into military base

The police said that the three suspects, including a Palestinian from Hebron, a resident of East Jerusalem and a foreign worker from Thailand who lives in Jerusalem, were taken for questioning.

SOLDIERS OF the Bardales Battalion prepare for urban warfare training near Nitzanim. Formed in 2014, Bardales is an IDF infantry combat battalion comprised of 50% female soldiers.

The IDF trailblazers making history for Israeli women in uniform

No. 48 on The Jerusalem Post's Top 50 Most Influential Jews of 2022: IDF Maj. Neta Blum and Brig.-Gen. Naama Rosen-Greenberg.

 FROM LEFT: IDF Maj. Neta Blum and Brig.-Gen. Naama Rosen-Greenberg.

IDF names first woman in charge of air defense combat battalion

IDF Lt.-Col. Revital Barazani was sworn in as OC Ram 66 Battalion, the Israeli military's first mobile anti-aircraft battalion.

 Iron dome anti-missile system fires interception missiles as rockets fired from the Gaza Strip to Israel, in Ashkelon on August 7, 2022.

Gilboa Prison pimping affair: Will there actually be a conviction?

There is nothing slam dunk about a case with so many questions, especially when it is unclear if the victim will show up in court.

 GILBOA PRISON, in northern Israel near the West Bank.

Gilboa prison pimping affair: New victim of alleged affair comes forward

Writing under a pseudonym, a new victim has launched a crowdfunding campaign, sharing her testimony of abuse she suffered at the hands of terrorist Muhammad Atallah with her commander's knowledge.

 POLICE OFFICERS and prison guards stand outside the Gilboa jail following the escape by Palestinian security prisoners.

IDF commander charged with 79 sexual offenses may receive military pension

If a plea deal is reached, Lt.-Col. Dan Sharoni may receive a military pension in return for admitting to the charges.

 Dan Sharoni, an IDF officer accused of sexual offenses arrives for a court hearing at a military court in HaKirya base, Tel Aviv, December 7, 2021.

Women given green light to serve in combat roles in elite IDF 669 unit

Unit 669 is one of the four special forces of the IDF. An estimated 90% of the positions in the IDF are now open to women.

Israeli soldiers of Caracal battalion