IDF Women

Supermajority of Israeli Arabs support re-establishing Joint List for Knesset elections, poll shows

A new poll by ArPanel reveals strong backing among Israeli Arabs for a unified Joint List, with 82% in favor and a clear preference for new candidates in the upcoming Knesset election.

Arab MK Ayman Odeh (at the plenum) and MK Ahmad Tibi (in the foreground) attend a Hadash-Ta'al faction meeting at the Knesset, February 2, 2026.
IDF's Arabic-language spokesperson Avichay Adraee poses for a picture at the Foreign Ministry, in Jerusalem, September 6, 2017

A new IDF face in Arabic exposes tensions in the Arab world - opinion

Maj. Ella Waweya, the new Arabic language spokesperson, pictured on July 7, 2024.

Israel's 'Captain Ella,' highest-ranking Muslim officer, named IDF's new Arabic spokeswoman

ISRAELI/SYRIAN border fence near IDF Position 720 at the Israel-Syria-Jordan tri-border.

Inside the IDF’s female field intelligence unit spying deep inside Syria – exclusive


The women shaping Israel's front line strategy against Iran: Inside the IDF's war bunker

From Yemen to Tehran, these lieutenant-colonels lead critical operations while balancing family life and military duty.

 IDF's women Operational Hummer Driving Instructors seen at a gas station in the northern town of Katsrin, Golan Heights on February 8, 2024.

Wounded IDF soldiers: ‘At this home, we choose life’

Capt. (res.) Liam Spielman and St.-Sgt. Noa Cohen, wounded while fighting for the State of Israel, discuss the importance of Beit Halochem

 (L) STAFF SGT. NOA COHEN, 21, was wounded on Oct. 7, 2023.

Knesset c'mtee to discuss female soldiers' rights, haredi IDF integration

The session comes as the coalition moves forward with legislation that would regulate exemptions for haredi yeshiva students from mandatory military service.

 Female combat paramedic soldiers, September 24, 2024.

As war continues, it's time to empower Israeli women - opinion

A call for action in times of crisis: we must ensure Israeli women are given the tools to succeed and are empowered to lead.

Female combat soldiers in the mixed-gender Caracal Battalion train in urban warfare.

Katz confirms Iron Beam defense laser to be operational within several months

The Iron Beam is a ground-based high-power laser air defense system designed to counter short- to mid-range aerial threats, including rockets and mortars.

 An Israeli-made laser system, which aims to intercept incendiary balloons launched by Palestinians across the frontier from the Gaza Strip, is presented to the media, in southern Israel, near the Israel-Gaza border August 30, 2020.

IDF reservist indicted for sexual offenses against female soldier – report

The indictment alleges that he touched the soldier and showed her explicit photos of himself, then on a subsequent drive, committed unspecified indecent acts while she sat crying, KAN reported.

 Sexual harassment dictionary snip; illustrative

Women’s leadership: Key to addressing Israel’s crises- opinion

It’s time women have the authority to shape policies that prevent the next crisis before it’s too late.

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

Lev Lechayalot: Women holding it together in the service of Israel

Lev Lechayalot reaches out to female soldiers and women serving in the Border Police all over the country, be they lone soldiers or those in combat.

 Rebbetzin Lynne Myers and a volunteer with women serving at a naval base.

Night raid: Watching female IDF soldiers detain terror suspects in Bethlehem

Most of the residents are descended from Arabs who fled Beit Jibrin in 1948. Today, it is also home to wanted suspects who have engaged in terrorism or who may be active in threats against Israel.

IDF SOLDIERS PREPARE to search a building for a terror suspect during a raid in Bethlehem, December 3, 2024.

How Israeli women balanced heroism and home during the Israel-Hamas war – opinion

From combat roles to the home front, Israeli women’s wartime strength was revealed in new studies.

 IDF WOMEN at an armored forces staging area in southern Israel near the border with Gaza, earlier this year.