Female israeli soldiers

How a playwright transformed a sister’s loss into art for children

By translating her family’s private pain into a universal fable, Yuval Naim hopes to give children the tools to understand their own emotional worlds.

St.-Sgt. Agam Naim.
The IDF appointed the first-ever female missile boat commander, Lt.-Cmdr. "R."

Israel Navy's first female corvette commander expected to earn further promotions - exclusive

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

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

IDF women's tank unit program to start in November, Zamir announces


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.

Reut Cadari

Women’s military service not extended

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

Female Border Police officers 370

IDF looks on with concern as 'people's army' model faces challenges

The military recognizes that Israeli society is undergoing natural and rapid changes, but it is keen on preserving the model of a people’s army and is worried that this concept is under threat.

An IDF soldier monitors the Israel-Lebanon border.

Knesset committee votes to shorten men's army service to 32 months

Opponents argue that bill could cause severe personnel shortages, forces need to extend females' service.

An IDF soldier monitors the Israel-Lebanon border.