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Or Ben-Yehuda in April 2024. (IDF Spokesperson's Unit)
October 7, 2026, 9:32 am
‘We’re not breaking’: The untold heroics of the female fighters who held off Hamas at Sufa
In her new book, ‘Israel’s Women Warriors,’ ToI correspondent Tal Schneider tells the stories of women who played an outsized yet largely unsung role in defending Israel during the October 7, 2023, terrorist onslaught. In this exclusive excerpt translated into English, Or Ben-Yehuda of the mixed-gender Caracal Battalion takes control as an army outpost is overrun, with the fates of fellow soldiers, and several communities, on the line
By Tal Schneider
Military correspondent Emanuel Fabian joins host Amanda Borschel-Dan on today's Daily Briefing podcast. (ToI/Flash90)
September 20, 2026, 12:50 pm
Daily Briefing Sept. 20 – IDF bolsters forces on all fronts ahead of Yom Kippur
Military correspondent Emanuel Fabian on continued targeted killings of Hamas’s October 7 operatives, increased rebuilding at an Iranian nuclear site, and a presidential pardon for Elor Azaria
By Amanda Borschel-Dan and Emanuel Fabian
Political correspondent Tal Schneider joins host Amanda Borschel-Dan on today's Daily Briefing podcast. (ToI / Flash90)
September 13, 2026, 2:45 pm
Daily Briefing Sept. 13: How Oct. 7 proved value of IDF’s women warriors
Political correspondent Tal Schneider’s new Hebrew-language book ‘Milchama Mishelahen’ is now on shelves. We learn about its devastating impetus and challenges still facing women in the IDF
By Amanda Borschel-Dan and Tal Schneider
Military correspondent Emanuel Fabian joins host Amanda Borschel-Dan on today's Daily Briefing podcast. (ToI/AP)
September 2, 2026, 1:51 pm
Daily Briefing Sept. 2 – In bold Israeli op, Hamas commander nabbed in Gaza City
Military correspondent Emanuel Fabian on the special forces mission deep inside the Gaza Strip, the IDF’s punishment of 16 Givati soldiers, and the evolving role of women in the military
By Amanda Borschel-Dan and Emanuel Fabian
Finance Minister and head of the Religious Zionist party Bezalel Smotrich attends the Religious Zionism party primary ahead of the upcoming general election, in Jerusalem, July 26, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
August 31, 2026, 1:10 pm
Smotrich lambastes IDF for jailing soldiers who wouldn’t serve with female medic
Opposition leaders fume at far-right finance minister, accuse him of harming the IDF with claim the army is ‘antagonizing the public that serves and contributes the most’
By ToI Staff
Ultra-Orthodox soldiers from the IDF's new Haredi Hasmonean Brigade take part in a beret march after completing seven months of basic and advanced training, at the Western Wall in Jerusalem's Old City, on August 6, 2025. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
August 26, 2026, 11:34 pm
IDF says Gaza mission canceled after religious troops refuse to serve with female paramedic
Male soldiers declined to enter APC after woman was assigned to force; days earlier, intelligence servicewomen were temporarily barred from outpost where Haredi soldiers stationed
By Emanuel Fabian
IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir attends a Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee meeting at the Knesset in Jerusalem, May 10, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
June 17, 2026, 10:38 pm
IDF chief stresses men and women won’t serve in same tanks as part of pilot program
Zamir repeats IDF’s pledge women will serve in a separate framework to men after yeshiva rabbis said they will no longer send their students to Armored Corps due to integration
By Emanuel Fabian
An undated photo of Sgt. Rotem Yanai, who was killed in a Hezbollah drone attack near the Lebanon border on May 27, 2026. (Courtesy)
May 28, 2026, 9:09 am
Soldier killed in Hezbollah drone attack as Israel widens strikes on terror group
Sgt. Rotem Yanai, 20, killed while running to shelter in military zone on northern border, two reservists injured; IDF targets terror sites around Tyre after urging civilians to flee further north
By Emanuel Fabian and AFP
Thousands of runners take part in the annual Jerusalem Marathon near the Old City walls in Jerusalem, April 17, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
April 19, 2026, 8:08 pm
Female IDF soldiers required to wear long pants at Jerusalem Marathon during heat wave
Men weren’t given same order and wore shorts; incident comes amid renewed criticism of religious coercion in army; IDF claims there was no difference in dress code, promises probe
By ToI Staff
From 'Observation / The Field Observers of the Gaza Sector: A Video Installation' by Talya Lavie at the Tel Aviv Museum of Art through April 11, 2026 (Elad Sarig)
February 18, 2026, 8:00 am
Watching the watchers: Exhibit looks into the lives of IDF surveillance troops
In a new installation at the Tel Aviv Museum of Art until April 11, director Talya Lavie records testimonies by female field observers, commemorating work of those killed on Oct. 7
By Jessica Steinberg
Israeli soldiers from the Oketz unit take part in a memorial ceremony on May 4, 2025. (Oren Cohen/Flash90)
February 16, 2026, 11:32 pm
Female troops are under assault, and not just in Bnei Brak
More and more young women, including religious ones, are choosing army service, proving their worth on the battlefield even as conservatives launch a new campaign to push them out
By Tal Schneider
Illustrative: Female soldiers of the Bardelas Battalion during training, July 13, 2016. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)
January 12, 2026, 2:44 pm
Saved from the street, an ex-lone soldier works to lend a hand to IDF vets in her shoes
Drawing on her own experience, Moriya Azulay established Lone Front to fill gaps faced by female combat troops lacking a family support system during and after their army service
By Stav Levaton
Fashion designer Elie Tahari at a runway show of his designs on November 6, 2025 in Miami, Florida (Courtesy)
November 26, 2025, 1:51 am
Fashion designer Elie Tahari outfits injured IDF servicewomen
Brand cofounded by Israeli-American hosts several female Israeli troops at Miami fashion show, including soldier shot 12 times: ‘An extension of the definition of warriors’
By Jessica Steinberg
'Daughters of Deborah' - a monument for fallen female soldiers in Petah Tikva, September 2025 (Tal Schneider/Times of Israel)
October 11, 2025, 7:59 am
October 7 spurs new memorials honoring Israel’s fallen female soldiers
From Nahal Oz to Petah Tikva’s ‘Daughters of Deborah,’ new monuments reflect Israel’s long-overdue recognition of women’s sacrifice in battle
By Tal Schneider
Israeli soldiers seen near the Israeli border with the Gaza Strip, in southern Israel, on March 4, 2024. (Jamal Awad/Flash90)
May 31, 2025, 7:11 am
As more women head to war, IDF uniforms designed for men expose female troops to risks
The army’s one-uniform-fits-all approach means a fifth of combat soldiers are operating in clothes, vests and other gear unsuited to their physiques, harming safety and effectiveness
By Tal Schneider
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