WATCH: IDF: Over 5,000 Women Assigned to Combat Roles in 2024 Draft
This is a sharp rise from just 500 a decade ago
Newsrael News Desk 18.08.2025
"The IDF announced that in the 2024 draft class, over 5,000 female soldiers were assigned to combat roles.
Over the past decade, the number has risen from 500 to 5,000 women per year enlisting to serve as combat soldiers."
Women in both the reserves and regular army are making an impact in the frontlines, taking part in combat more than ever before in Israel's military history.
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