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Jewish women of the Yishuv in training at Mishmar HaEmek during the 1947–1949 Palestine War. Before the formal establishment of Israel in 1948, women served in combat roles within the Jewish paramilitary groups of British Palestine that would later become the central component of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF); [6] the rate of women who were enlisted in combat organizations stood at 20 ...
Rudberg was born in moshav Ramat Tzvi, Israel, to an Israeli-born father of Ashkenazi Romanian-Jewish and Latvian-Jewish descent, and to a Moroccan Jewish mother. When she was 10, her father died. In 2005, Rudberg enlisted as a soldier in the Israel Defense Forces. She served in the IDF theatre of the Education and Youth Corps. [2]
On 7 October 2023, seven female Israeli tank crew members from the Caracal battalion fought against Gazans who they alleged were Hamas [1] continuously for 17 hours. According to the IDF, the young women were the first ever female tank crews in the West to engage in active combat. [1] According to Israel, they killed 50 militants. [1]
The Israeli military said Monday that Omer Maxim Neutra, an American-Israeli citizen who was previously believed to be alive and held hostage in Gaza, was killed during the Hamas-led attack on ...
The families of five young Israeli women serving in the Israel Defense Forces who were kidnapped on October 7 have released photographs from their early days in captivity in Gaza.
JERUSALEM (AP) — A group representing the families of hostages held in Gaza has released new video footage showing Hamas’ capture of five female Israeli soldiers near the Gaza border on Oct. 7. The video shows several of the young soldiers bloody and wounded. In one scene, a militant tells one of the terrified women she is beautiful.
Top Israeli director Talya Lavie (“Zero Motivation,” “Honeymood”) is developing “Seven Eyes,” a feature film based on the gripping story of the female lookout soldiers who were based ...
Elinor Joseph (Arabic: آلينور جوزف, Hebrew: אלינור ג'וזף; born 1991 in Jish, Israel) is an Israeli-Arab soldier who has served with the Caracal Battalion of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) since 2010. She became the first Arab woman ever to serve in a combat role in the Israeli military. [1]