The new unit will be part of the Combat Intelligence Collection Corps and will be staffed entirely by women
Meet the 10 women making history operation Israel's first female tank crew along the Egyptian border, preventing drug smuggling.
Debates over the inclusion of female combat soldiers have raged in Israel since the beginning of the war.
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.
Female combat troops from the 414 Field Intelligence unit identified a number of Hamas terrorists who attempted to covertly transport weapons hidden in bags.
Yom Kippur War hero Avigdor Kahalani was confronted about his past comments criticizing the role of women in the Israeli military.
She continued despite being surrounded and adjacent lookouts being destroyed.
"Being a female combat soldier is an honorable form of service, and did not always exist as an option," one female combat soldier said.
The petitioners argued that women were able to meet the demands of a wide variety of heavy infantry and special units and the law demanded that women be admitted.
For the first time ever, 12 women will begin the year-long Yahalom training course after entry to the unit was opened for women earlier this month.
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