Sunday, 21 January 2024 Israeli ground forces, including female combat soldiers, have been fighting in the Gaza Strip since late October. The inclusion of women in combat units has helped boost the image of the army after recent failures. The debate over women serving at the front is now effectively over, according to Lt Gen Herzi Halevi, the military's chief of staff.
One of eight Israeli units offering combat positions to women, the Bardelas Battalion has just spent two weeks in southern Gaza, the new centre of fighting in the ongoing Israel-Hamas war. "To be one..