The Times of Israel

In first, female tank operators to be deployed along Egyptian border

NAHAL RAVIV BASE, western Negev — A company of all-women tank operators will be stationed along the Egyptian border next month for the first time in the military’s history as part of an ongoing pilot ...
The Times of Israel

IDF to deploy all-female tank crews after two-year trial deemed a success

The Israel Defense Forces on Thursday declared the success of a two-year pilot program for a company of all-women tank operators, and said the role would become permanent in the military. The company, ...
The Jerusalem Post Blogs

These women are the first IDF tank crew preventing drug smuggling along Egyptian border

Meet the 10 women making history operation Israel's first female tank crew along the Egyptian border, preventing drug smuggling. Deep in the Negev sit a pair of Merkava IV tanks, operated by Israel’s ...
Daily Mail

Lionesses of the Desert: Inside Israel's all-female tank unit taking on Hamas terrorists - and led by British captain, 20, who says her role is 'a dream come true'

A British tank commander has spoken exclusively to MailOnline of her pride at being in an all-female tank unit taking on Hamas terrorists in a role that she says is 'a dream come true'. Tamara, 20, is ...
Jewish Press

IDF Adopts All-Female Tank Crews for Border Defense

The Israel Defense Forces announced on Thursday that it will permanently adopt the model of all-female tank crews for border defense missions. In a statement, the military said the decision follows a ...
The Jerusalem Post Blogs

In a first, female tank crews deployed to Egyptian border

The IDF is holding its second pilot program to help determine if women should be integrated on a regular basis into armored units. For the first time in Israel’s history, 15 female combat fighters ...