Posts Tagged: IDF combat unit
Six Members of ‘Lost’ Jewish-Indian Tribe Join Same IDF Combat Unit
JNS.org - Six members of a “lost” Jewish tribe from India, the Bnei Menashe, will serve together in the same IDF combat unit. All six soldiers...
Israeli Army to Train Women as Tank Operators for First Time
JNS.org - The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has launched a pilot program to train women as tank operators, an official announced on Thursday. As part of the IDF’s efforts to increase...
IDF Creates New Cutting-Edge Unit to Combat Unconventional Weapons
JNS.org - Against the backdrop of a changing battlefield, the Israel Defense Forces is in the process of establishing a new initiative within the Engineering Corps’...
IDF Opens Combat Positions to Cancer Survivors
JNS.org - Israel Defense Forces (IDF) recruits with medical histories of certain serious diseases, including some types of cancer, will now be allowed to...
IDF Soldier Who Struggled With Leukemia Wins Battle to Serve in Combat Unit
An Israeli soldier who had been disqualified from IDF combat service because of a childhood struggle with leukemia has had that judgment against him reversed. According...
