Female israeli soldiers

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.

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

Israel Air Force introduces all-women Arad special commando unit

IDF troops near the West Bank city of Ramallah, on February 27, 2026.

IDF colonel suspended due to sexual harassment investigation

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


10% of US-Israelis in IDF become officers

The report says a large majority of American immigrants in the army serve in combat units.

Lone soldiers who study at Yeshivat Hakotel take a break from training at their base.

The human spirit: The woman in the Puma

There is a small group of exceptional females that are being counted on to keep our soldiers alive from injury on the battlefield to the hospital.

A female soldier has mud applied to her face for camouflage in this photo from an IDF Instructors course in 2006.

Yesh Atid ready to restart bill-blocking war against Bayit Yehudi

Ariel submitted an appeal against bill that would rescind exemptions from IDF service for girls who were found lying about being religious.

THE LIFE of female IDF soldiers gets a humorous twist in the new film ‘Zero Motivation.’

IDF recruits to attend massive TA event Wednesday

The event will provide the opportunity for prospective soldiers to meet their future comrades and see performances by top Israeli musicians.

Soldiers site on their vehicle as the sun sets over the Negev.

Orbach defends opposition to women serving as combat soldiers

According to Orbach, separating genders could, in some cases, be helpful.

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Bill could revoke IDF exemptions from women who lie about being religious

Bill means to "plug the gap through which girls evade enlistment by falsely declaring they're religious."

Caracal soldiers on a 20k march.

On Remembrance Day, soldiers remember their fallen fathers

For these soldiers, whose fathers died serving Israel, their service in the IDF takes on a special meaning.

Eden Maman, head of human resources at Tel Nof Air Base, stands next to a life-size picture of her father, who was killed in a helicopter crash in Lebanon.

Forging ahead

Reuters correspondent Allyn Fisher-Ilan weighs in on the current challenges female journalists face today, and what needs to be done in order to move forward.

The Thompson-Reuters building in Canary-Wharf, London

Fierce, fighting and observant

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

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Women’s military service not extended

Special Knesset committee votes not to extend female service by 4 months.

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